Blizzard

Christmas is over and the Blizzard is hitting.  The beautiful white flakes are swirling around the air and landing where they may.  Southern Indiana looks like a blanket of white snow.  If it's going to be cold it might as well snow!  Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

November Updates

It's a cool crisp morning here in southern Indiana this morning.  You can always tell when the wood stove is almost empty that's for sure.  Nothing a little hot coffee can't fix though. We have three doctor appointments today so I will be glad when this day is over.  The kid's have to get their annual check up and then we will be good till next year.  We brought the birds in from the garage so now it sounds like we are living in the jungle. It is just too cold out there since he doesn't keep the stoves in the garage going all winter.  A couple of the Cockatiels are setting on some eggs so it wont be long and we will be having baby cockatiels again.  I will try to upload some new pictures of the new birds when they arrive. Have a great day out there in blogland!

What's the deal with the Wind

I could understand if I lived on the coastline where the hurricanes came in but I am in Indiana and lately the winds are becoming unreal. Days of winds some knocking down trees and causing power outages. I remember some years back we had a real bad windstorm and there were power outages for days.  Winds and yard sales just don't mix and I was so ready to have a yard sale to get rid of this extra stuff on my front porch but now I am beginning to wonder if it's going to happen. Maybe I should just buy a kite instead.  Or hook up some kind of wind power now that's an idea!

End of Camping Season in Indiana

For most folks here in Indiana we are wrapping up the last of the Camping season for 2012.  We decided to head out for another trip before the cold air settled in. We loaded up the camper and away we went to the great outdoors.  We hiked,cooked out on the open fire and let the kids climb the trees.  Before long the rain came and we got to sleep listening to the raindrops hitting the top of the camper.  The temperature dropped and before long we had to turn on the heat.  Looks like we waited to the last possible minute but at least we got one more trip outdoors.

Camping

We made it back from our first camping trip of the year!  We camped and fished and cooked out on the grill.  The kids had fun catching those fish but they were to little to keep so we had to throw them back.  We seen plenty of wildlife.  Snakes,birds,frogs,fish,geese and spiders.  What more do you need to make it a real camping trip?  It took all week to pack and will probably take a week to unpack but the kids had a blast and will remember it forever! It's  all worth it in the end.

Mushroom Hunting Season

It's that time of the year the grass gets green,the snakes crawl out and the mushrooms pop up! My son's friend went mushroom hunting and found one. Yes one black morel. So with the thought of a morel actually surfacing brings out mushroom hunters across the state. Hoping for a bag of shrooms myself we ventured to the woods for a slight chance to find a few. No morels yet just some signs that it wont be long.

No School Today For Salem IN

We got a call about 10 till 6am that there would be no school today. The kids love snow days! Later today we get another call. No school tomorrow either. It has snowed off and on most of the day today. It's about time to make some snow ice cream!

Under State of Emergency

We are officially iced in, yes the ice storm hit and now our county is under a State of Emergency. I wonder if leaving for vacation would be counted as an emergency? I need a vacation, and it is an emergency! Well a few more days wont hurt I guess. Gives me more time to pack.

Mushroom Season

We made it out into the woods again yesterday and this time we found 4 mushrooms! So in the next couple of days they should be popping up like popcorn! Warm air is moving in so I am sure the mushroom woods will be calling.

Happy Birthday Harrison

We celebrated Harrison's 14th birthday yesterday. He got a new digital camera,money and a cheesecake. We had pizza and hotwings for his birthday supper. They grow up so fast!
It's snowing again here in Indiana. Woodstoves are burning and it is nice and cozy in here. Fixing chili for supper. The kids love chili in the winter time. Pictures to come soon. So stay tuned.

Kids are better

Finally getting back to themselves I know the kids are feeling better! Praise the Lord for it! Worked yesterday. Waiting for friday so I can pay my car payment. I talked to them today about my car payment and told them I will be paying on friday so maybe they will stop calling. There is a cold wind a blowing here and I am ready for winter. The sooner it gets here the sooner it leaves right? Some snow ice cream wouldn't be bad either.

Homeschool Field Trip Holiday World

We went to Holiday World yesterday for our Homeschool Summer Field Trip. Everyone had a blast and here are a few pics of the trip. Hope you like them.

Our Homeschool Trip to the Bloomington Tea Party April 15, 2009 History In The Making

Wally Langford Southern Indiana