Not Everyone's Mama

You can see the pictures of Des Moines being flooded in yesterday’s post.

Ok, usually I edit and crop the pictures than upload to online and such before I post them, but I’m feeling lazy today.  LOL  So you get them au natural.

We went downstairs at this little recreation area with an office at Saylorville yesterday.  The kids got a kick out of some of the things there.  Not quite the zoo, but they were happy.

Meet Mr Short-Nosed Gar – I guess one of the many fish you’ll find at Saylorville?

I don’t remember what they were.

Some kind of bass.   Yes, he was posing. 

Alyce and a fox

Katiana and Alyce and a badger – he looks like a mean little critter

Petting the badger

I couldn’t get a picture of Jordan, he kept moving – here, there, everywhere, so much to see and do.  LOL

So, all in all it was a good day.  The kids and I got out of the house, out in nature, and when I wasn’t fretting about touching 3 leaved red stemmed pretty plants – AKA Get away from the poison ivy please, I was having such a fun time.

I’m not sure when they are expecting the rivers around here to crest, but keep Iowans in your prayers right now.  Parts of the state have been hit hard and destroyed.

and on a lighter note –

I have released my Doodly Do Birds.  My doodly do line has been one of my best received lines and I thought, why not birds?  So here they are!

The second preview shows how the PNGs would appear at 50% on a 12 X 12.  Including in this set is PNG, ABR, and JBR files.  Meaning, EVERYONE can use them!

Doodly Do Cutie Birds Personal Use

Doodly Do Birds Commercial Use

I also opened the grab bag yesterday and everything can be seen on the News blog.

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We went out driving around today to look at the flooding that is occurring here in Iowa right now.  Well, at least in the Des Moines area.

Alyce all ready to go, notice that binky in her mouth?  She found one after 18 months of never using one and decided she now must have one.

I don’t know, I just think she’s cute.  LOL

Ok, actually, first we stopped for tacos.  LOL  Alyce was sleeping.

The other 2 waiting for tacos

I’m sure somebody is doing something here that garnered this look. LOL

Ok, now we’re off to see some flooding.

Ok we were going anywhere between 35 – 65 when I snapped these pictures (On roads or the interstate).  So some might not be great.  This is a bridge on the East Side (mom – it’s the one going to Abby’s house)

Same bridge

Still on the East Side – we were heading towards Euclid – for those of you familiar with this area.

Another bridge – I think we were still heading towards Euclid, but not sure exactly

flooded street on the East Side

I think we’re on the interstate here between 2nd Ave and Merle Hay Exit, going towards Merle Hay

Same area – not bad for going 65 MPH  LOL

Same area

I don’t think the river is supposed to be here

different angle of that house – again, I think this is right between 2nd and Merle Hay

that’s a tree – opposite side of the interstate from the house

right before the Merle Hay Exit

The sign saying you can get McDonald’s and Perkins off the Merle Hay Exit.  It was in a lot of water.

The bridge off the merle hay exit

Going over the mile long bridge at Saylorville

Right out my window on the mile long bridge.  Usually you have to lean out and look down to see the water – not today

We got out at one of the observation points at Saylorville Lake

Another shot from the look out point.  It’s crazy how beautiful yet how dangerous it is.

Pato and Alyce at the observation point – yeah mom, it scared me too.

Jordan

Does Katiana look nervous to you?

Then we went inside.  I’ll show you those pictures tomorrow.  This has so many already.  So that is a welcome to Des Moines, IA during the floods of ’08.  Next time I bring another card or flash memory or something.  I took almost 200 pictures AND my battery was close to dead.

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