Our pond is drying up, the grass is all brown and yellow, and the dust is horrible.  Last year we get Hurricane Ike, this year we are baking with no rain.

Our pond has dropped between 2-3 feet, and it was only 5 or 6 feet deep to begin with.  So we are running a hose down to the pond to add water to it.  There are eight baby painted turtles in the pond, catfish, snails, bluegills, minnows, tadpoles, and many frogs.  If the pond dries up, where will they go?  Everyone else's ponds are drying up too.

Ana Bryant, a friend of mine since Jessica first joined 4-H (seventeen or eighteen years ago) is representing a company called Ignite, an alternative electric company (deregulation oriented) with cheaper rates that the big three.  I would take advantage of the noticeable difference except we are out of their zone.   So if you are down Brazoria County way, consider contacting Ana and seeing if she can get you a better electric rate.  PS...I am adding her site to the Family sites on the right side.  I have known her for so long, she is like a sister to me.

I am out of the hospital and out of physical rehab.  My staples come out on Friday.  I can walk farther than I have in months; the surgery was definitely a success.  There is some pain at the surgical site, but that is to be expected. 

After the surgery, I walked all over the rehab center.  Every where I could because it was so wonderful to be walking again, even with that back brace.  I walked mostly in the middle of the night to avoid stumbling over a bunch of people, but sometimes I walked very early in the morning, before too many people got there.

My first roommate was 96 years old and didn't talk much.  My second roommate immediately reminded me of my mother, was even near my mom's age.  We got along great, swapping stories about our families, swapping lunch stuff, and helping each other get through the day.   Made the days go by faster.