Aftermath

Ever have those days where you wake up in kind of a haze and stumble around for a bit before you actually start paying attention to your surroundings (you know, like most school days)? That's what I did this morning. And this was the first thing I was awake enough to notice:


I believe the first thing I said this morning was something like, "Gross! Gross! Mom, did you SEE what the house next to us looks like?!! Gross!" Then Mom wished me a happy birthday, and I remembered it was my 21st birthday! So tomorrow night I'm going to go out with my friends and have fun, and probably have a really boring picture for the day. lol

TONS of Rain

It is absolutely crazy outside right now. It's been pouring for a couple of hours now, and raining on and off all the rest of the day. Take a look at the street outside my house:


See those shiny spots in the middle of the road? That's the part that isn't submerged. Now check out our backyard:



We have a river! Maybe it will be more convenient for kayaking?

Cartouche

My Aunt Debbie recently went on vacation to Egypt, and I was insanely jealous. Looking at the pictures she has on Facebook didn't help. lol. While she was there, though, she got souvenirs for my mom, sisters, and myself: cartouche necklaces with our names on the front, and a trio of other hieroglyphs on the back. They're REALLY cool :)


According to the card that came with it, the symbols for my name mean "independent one" (S), "powerful and strong person" (A), "talk too much" (R), and "diplomatic person" (H).


The signs stamped on the back are for long life (the ankh), protection (the eye of Horus, one of the ancient Egyptian gods), and good luck (the scarab).

Construction at Home

Just recently (sometime toward the end of last week, while we were camping), the huge tree that's been in the empty lot next to us was cut down, and construction started for a new home. If I had known about it ahead of time, I would have got a picture of the tree, for before and after shots. As it is, I didn't know, so the best I can do it a picture of the stump with the house foundation.


That stump is probably close to being the same size as our dinner table. It is absolutely huge. It's a shame that such an old tree had to be torn down, but it wasn't a very healthy tree, either. I'll keep things posted on how the construction is going- I think it will be interesting to see the progress and how quickly it goes up.

Sophie's Friends

Shortly before we left to go camping, our air conditioner broke. Since our return, I've spent a lot of time in Sophie's room. Her room is much more likely to catch a nice breeze than mine is. While I was bored yesterday, I noticed two of Soph's friends. Jibba Jabba, an old friend, and Hubert the Viking, a fairly new friend.


Jibba Jabba's been around since Soph was really little, and Hubert came back from Denmark with her last summer.