Homer Turkeys

I was out helping Paul winterize the camper and boat this afternoon and we ran out of anti-freeze. When we left the pad and headed up our road we followed a flock of turkeys (about 30 birds). They were in no hurry so I got out and gobbled at them and followed them. They gobbled back and kept walking. There were several adults and quite a few teenagers.

Homer is full of surprises, this is my first turkey sighting!

We had the driveway paved

The driveway is now wider and has more defined edges. I think it looks neater and more modern.

I'm a little excited to shovel snow this winter because it will be easier. Last time I had to try to leave the gravel behind and only scoop the snow.

Tomorrow they'll be repaving our street. They came along and ground up the pavement and watered and compacted it.
And today they paved the north side of the street and cut a straight line along our newly paved driveway.

By this time tomorrow I expect them to be finished with whole street and our neighborhood will look like new and have a smoothe straight street!

Ah-Ha, It's still September!!

I'm back before the month ran out, aren't you surprised? I am!

I took some pictures of our boat and I thought I'd share them with you. The first one is in the water and the second is out on the pad next to Paul's big Dodge truck. That sure is a contrast of size, isn't it?

Paul is adjusting the rocker arms and winterizing it. He's not putting it back in the water till June of 2011. This year he fished so much he didn't get any stumps pulled or logs taken out for firewood. So, the land is next summer's project.

Love September Favorite Skirt Pattern GUEST GIVEAWAY!!!!

Love September Favorite Skirt Pattern GUEST GIVEAWAY!!!!

What the heck happened to August?

I just looked at the calender and I can't believe my eyes, it's already September!

This month we have made 2 trips to Anchorage (that's an overnight event). First we took a sweet lady and her husband up to her sisters for eventual back surgery. And, of course, we did shopping and errands. ON the way we saw a rainbow that touched the ground at both ends.

Second, we took Paul's sick Honda motorcycle up for a cure. Fortunately, it was just a battery problem. Seems too simple and dumb to have to make a trip all the way up there. His meter said the battery had 13+ volts but it wouldn't do anything. The starter didn't budge and the lights didn't go on. As it turned out, the battery had volts and no amps! I guess that makes sense because they put a new battery in and Voila, it runs like a champ! (I guess his battery charger fried the other battery.)

Where did the rest of the month disappear to? Piddly chores and helping others. I had the opportunity to sit with a couple dying elderly people and give respite to their loved ones. I've cleaned the pantry cupboard and reorganized it. We cleaned out the boxes from the spare room/office that have been ignored since we moved in to the house. Oh yeah, I paid the property taxes, ON TIME!!! Whew, I'm glad that's done. I was having a stomach ache over that one!

Sorry, I almost forgot, I got a haircut while in Anchorage. It's a cute style but not a very good cut. I'll have to have Rachel fix it when we get to Las Vegas.

Which brings me to the next subject. It looks like we'll be driving the motor home down (hopefully by the end of September) and having a follow-up visit with Paul's doctors. We'll store it in Vegas and fly back and forth for future travels.