September 2008 – Page 2 – Five Acres with a View

Monday we heard from our only family in Ike’s path: Jack’s niece who lives northwest of Houston. Although the path of Ike passed close-by, she said that their house sustained no damage aside from some loose shingles, and lost power for over a day. She noticed it more than her kids, who thought it was a “sleep over.” Her husband’s family lives in Louisiana, and they had more significant damage, but are all okay.

The short – but eventful – life of Ike – The Big Picture – Boston.com has an impressive photo essay about Ike.

Childhood Dream

When I was a child, I dreamed of something like this tree house.

Sheila

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Queen of all she surveys

Small Victories

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For the first time in more months than I care to count, we can park two cars in our two car garage. Yay, us! Although in summer it isn’t too bad, I hate having to clean ice and snow off my car in the morning in winter. And after thirteen or fourteen years with horses here, I finally have a tack room (or at least a corner) in our mud room. All this is courtesy of the Tuff Shed that was delivered and installed on Wednesday.