Alex's First Snow Goose!

Alex shot his first snow today after school. After he shot the first goose, he called his friend Caleb, and Alex got another goose.

Sam's Trophy

The first picture is of Sam's Pinewood Derby car for Cub Scouts and the trophy he won. The second picture is of an assignment he did in January. Goals are a good thing!

River Takes Duck Boat!

We woke Monday morning to a full rain gauge (2.04 inch) and a rapidly rising river. The kids wanted to go for a boat ride on Sunday and we pulled it up the bank and flipped it over. The river level was actually going down so I thought it was high enough. With all the rain, the river came up over two feet overnight and when I checked things out in the morning, the duck boat was gone! Luckily it only floated across to the snow/ice (see top photo). Alex and I took the canoe over and reclaimed our duck boat (even the oars were still under the boat).

Sandbagging!

With all the rain and more predicted we decided t0 sandbag the south side of our addition yesterday. We had several friends and family help and were quickly done. Thank you everyone for your help!

A friend in the window!

As we started laying the sandbags we noticed a muskrat in the window. I used the shovel to scoop/throw him out. You can see in the video below that he rushed up and thanked me afterward!

The River Crest

The river crested at 21.44 ft at 4:00 this morning (about 6 inches lower than 1997). We received only 0.2 inch of rain last night, compared to the 1-2 inch predicted. Our prayers were certainly answered!

The Sun Comes Out!