Catching up

Well lots has happened since I wrote last.
We went to Europe...actually Italy and Spain with Jewel and Tiffany
Mike retired July 20110
We went on a vacation to visit relatives...Baltimore, Delaware, Virginia, Pensacaloa.
Then we went to Costa Rica to visit with Mike's buddy Larry Sampson
Next we decided to spend some of the Winter in the South...January in Gulf Shores, Alabama
Then we went to a doll show in Orlando, Florida and I met some of my internet friends and also made some new doll friends.
Then back home to a big snow storm and ice storm....lost electricy for 3 days...basement tried to flood...only a little.   Lots of tree branches damaged our backyard fence, large dog house, plants, bushes, and my PussyWillow Tree.

 Dumb me...I didn't take pictures of the mess before Mike started cleaning it up.  It was so depressing...tree branches everywhere, the fence broken and the plants, trees, and bushes destroyed.

 It took Mike about four days to clean it up...this is just one day's pile before the city came to pick it up.  We did save some of the wood to take to the lake and our neighbor saved some of the wood for him too.

Kelly was in a car wreck...hopefully she wasn't hurt badly...who knows what the future will bring, car was totaled and it wasn't even paid for with the money they gave her.
Bethany car broke down, computer broke down, and she lost her cell phone.
Ben is still not doing well in school.