My aunt Lillian is not surprised. She was born in a three-day blizzard on a ranch on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation on March 31, 1919. The doctor could now make it to the sod house where she was born; neither could the midwife. Her father delivered her. He said he wasn't too concerned, since he'd delivered many cows and figured it couldn't be that much different! He was 31, but Lillian's mother was only 19; I'm sure she was scared, but there was no helping it. They were alone, and baby Lillian came in the middle of the storm. She said we can all remember that she was born in a three-day blizzard, and another came on her 90th birthday, which will be Tuesday.
At least we've had a lot of progress on the house lately! The Prairie Builders crew has been here again, and they got quite a bit done in the upstairs -- just a bit of detail work to go, and all the sheetrock on the second story will be in place!
This closet off the west bedroom is all finished.
The hall is nearly done ...
... as is the east bedroom.Sofia was pretty excited about the closet, which I think she was thinking of as a little playroom. Well, we'll see. We'll be living on the lower level for a while anyway -- maybe she can play in that closet for a while.
... The Prairie Builders crew was not here every day this week -- they were dealing with flooding in Frederick for a few days. The Maple River rose to the highest level I've ever seen it. A number of houses were flooded, including Gary Peterson's (who owns Prairie Builders). The water rose so quickly that on the last few trips to move furniture out of Gary's house they were walking through water. This picture was taken after the water went down a ways:
This pic is courtesy Krysti Mikkonen -- more pics of the flooding can be found here. The Johnsons home, in one of the photos, is so badly damaged it will likely be razed. The Petersons will likely be staying in their hunting lodge for many months as they work on repairs. ... Twelve to 16 inches of snow we do NOT need right now.
... Erik has graduated to the big boy tub now! He turned 8 months yesterday, and seemed to grow up a bunch overnight. He's eating crackers like it's nothing now (using his six teeth), and believe it or not, he was working on STANDING this afternoon! He put his hands on Dave's guitar case, and pushed himself half onto his feet. Then we tried to stand him up, and he stood, just holding one of Dave's hands. Wow -- they sure don't stay little for long.
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Lucy was pulling herself up at 8 months and running at 9 months. Good Luck, you are going to be busy.,
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