First Fire Call...

...came in last night at 10, just as we were heading up to bed. There was a 2-car accident and a flooded basement. We passed the accident (not serious) and the police were already there, so continued on to the basement call.

Dan(ie), in front of the rescue truck

There were only 6 of us on site (I suspect that a late call on a Friday or Saturday night catches most with a mitt full!) and water rushing in to a memorabilia stuffed basement. So in the pouring rain, and high winds, we started pumping water out via fire hoses and digging trenches in 4 feet of snow in an attempt to re-route it. Needless to say a back hoe was summoned and we left around 2:30 a.m. Last we heard it was maintaining the status quo...we also heard this is a bi-annual occurrence for this particular address. Why fix a drain when the fire department is free?

Jim, groping in the dark truck to find me?

Thank goodness for those reflective stripes!

We have had and are continuing to get rain, fog and warmer temperatures...so the snow is melting...but oh so slowly, in particular the massive mounds left by the plow and backhoe...I think they'll be here till August!

my signs of spring are still inside the house

spring-like salad..


Today was the community breakfast, with an Easter theme. There was a bonnet contest, and since I love hats and glue gun art, I had great fun creating an Easter extravaganza for my head!
And I won first prize!...Then there was a "guess the number of jellybeans in a jar" contest...and I won that too! Thought it might be a good day to buy a lottery ticket!

doorways are a problem...