Crazy Clays Coops: January 2009

Friday, January 30, 2009

MR. SNOWMAN

This is Alex's very first snowman. He and Pappy built him today.

Alex wearing his daddy's Fedora. Cool.

Loves his Thomas the Train set from Christmas. At this time it has a permanent place on the living room floor.

Drew playing with his Christmas toy.

The target he set up with some of the bales of hay. If you look close on the arrows hit close to the center on the left bullseye and the other arrow hit between the 2 bullseyes.

Thursday, January 29, 2009

SNOWY TIMES

Alex was playing video games, hence the controller in his hands, but he fell asleep and Frances found him like this.

Found these cool riding toys at Christmas time. You have to wiggle and move to make them go. Alex played on this for almost an hour at the mall. He was so exhausted that night.

We got 6" of snow here on the farm the other day and even after 2 days we still have this much snow left on the ground. It is the most accumulation that we have had at one time in the last 2 yrs. Alex loves the snow. It was so pretty while it was snowing the perfect snow fall. It wasn't snowing so hard that you couldn't see but hard enough that it looked like a wonder land and it snowed like that for hours. I would sure like more snow during the winter here but it just isn't the right area for it. I love being snowed in and it is like the whole world stops and everyone stays home. I guess there is nothing like a "snow day."

Monday, January 26, 2009

ICE

Big ice storm is happening. Drew is finally on his way home from Springfield. He expects it to take an hour, hour and half to get home. Springfield is pretty much shut down and he has already been told not to go to work tomorrow. Clay is getting off early also and will be home in a couple of hours. We are suppose to get snow on top of the ice.

I have PTSD. When the weather gets like this I get all these feelings from 2 yrs ago. All the memories and feelings come flooding back and there isn't any way to stop them. Just tears and telling myself that was before not now. Funny how our mind and body works on it's own and at times we aren't able to control them.

ITS BEEN SO LONG

I have started to write over and over. I open my blog to write and find that I just can't. So many feelings so many words and for so many reasons I can't write them down.

We decided to cook on the grill last night. BBQ pork ribs. They were sooo good, it made us realize how much we miss cooking on the grill. It was freezing last night but Clay braved the cold (it helps that the grill is just a couple of steps outside the sliding glass door). He turned on the grill and then waited for it to heat up. When he went to check on it instead of being hot and ready to cook, the gas bottle had gone out. So in the freezing cold he had to change out the bottles. Luckily we had a new one all ready for such "emergencies." Then again, it heats up, he gets the ribs and vegetables on the grill and they are cooking away, he is watching the temp on the gauge. Finally he goes out to turn the meat, opens the lid and FIRE, everything is on fire. He was able to get it out and actually save our dinner. The ribs were REALLY done on one side but all in all they were delicious. We reminisced about how we wish we had fresh corn on the cob and tomatoes right off the vine but that will have to wait until summer. Really good dinner. Drew and Frances are going to Dallas for Drew's training next week. They leave Sunday morning and will be back next Wednesday night. I will have Alex for that time. I have to wonder how Alex will do. He has never been gone from his mom even for just a night since he was born. I'm so glad that Drew and Frances are getting some time just for themselves. I look forward to the day when I can do the same for Angela and Corey. I love my grandbabies so much.