The sky is falling! The sky is falling!

Or maybe this post should be entitled "Look Out Below!"

Or "Duck!"

Or "Fore!

Or "Hard Hat Area"

Or.... "Living Amongst Large Oak Trees Can Be Dangerous"

 

The forest is raining acorns.  They sound like gun shots as they ricochet off the rooftops.

 Possibly I  should post a "Danger" sign

The deer, squirrels, coons, possums and all the other critters should be quite content with their supply of food.



You really don't want to step off that porch Bailey, it's a war zone out there.

This is our Church Fall Festival weekend.

Over the past few weeks I've made three aprons and eight burpies to donate to our country store.

Friday afternoon I stood with 14 others, carving turkeys.  We then pulled up a chair and chopped celery for stuffing

Saturday I baked 4 loaves of bread, 2 pecan pies, 2 apple pies, 2 pineapple upside down cakes  

Then we headed out of town to Arrow Rock.

We paid $3.09 for gas.  $3.09!  It has been over a year since I've seen gas priced that low.



Greg (son) and his family were camping in Arrow Rock and invited us to join them for the evening.

Greg BBQ'd pork steaks to perfection.  Alicia served scalloped potatoes, corn, and a chocolate cake that screamed calories.  It was delicious.  Her mom brought a great lettuce salad.  And we brought wine.

Sitting around the campfire, watching the flames dance while the kids roasted marshmallows, was the perfect ending to a very hectic week.

Now to survive the Fall Festival today!

An unexpected rant

Heading home from Austin's baseball game last night I looked to the right and was favored with a beautiful sight.  I said "stop!" and he didn't (more like couldn't).  But he did turn around so I could capture the sky.

The skies over the Jefferson City last night

 As I look at this picture, I can't help but think of our lawmakers roaming the halls of the Capitol Building, making tough decisions that will impact each and every one of us.  I pray that God leads them to quit squabbling and looking after their own petty special interests, and instead work together to get our state back on solid ground.  We are floundering.  I have no answers to the problems and have never pretended to.  These dudes in that white building, though, did claim to have the answers when they ran for office. 

There is so much waste in government.  As a 30+ year retired government employee, I can make that statement with 100% certainty.  And the waste is usually not in the rank and files.  It is with the bosses who think they are entitled to perks and favor constituents.  Get over yourself!  If everyone would get down and dirty and give 100%, we would see results.  And while I'm on the subject.  I want to go on record that Government employees get a bad rap that they largely don't deserve.  As with any business, there are those employees who don't do their job, are lazy, rude, call in sick when they  aren't sick, take extended lunch hours or breaks, and in general are just lousy employees.  But on the flip side, the majority of my co-workers are dedicated, hard working, individuals who gave 100% to their careers.  They care about the service  they provide.  Government should be run like a business and it isn't.  If it were, there would be fewer free-loading employees and the citizens would have a greater respect for government and the service it provides to all of us. 

Missouri River Bridges at Jefferson City

Speaking of government not doing its job.  See the twin bridges in the above photo?  They are a major thoroughfare into Jefferson City.  During the flood of '93, these bridges were out of commission for a long period of time because the flood waters washed out the roadways leading to them.  The headlights coming towards you would have been underwater.  We are now told that the Corps of Engineers plans to release waters from a dam in Nebraska/SouthDakota that is holding back the waters from the heavy winter and spring rains.  They predict that the resulting flood waters here will exceed the flood of '93.  Many are asking why did they wait so long to release the waters.  Why was it held back until it reached this critical stage, resulting in major flooding here, rather than a slow release that the riverway could have handled.  I believe the Corps didn't do their job and now everyone will pay for their incompetence.

This post was supposed to be a simple picture of the sky and a wish to everyone that you have a nice weekend.  And now look!  I went on a rant.  *shaking my head at myself as I hit publish*

Oh, and I do hope everyone has a great weekend!