Irene

Hurricane Irene dumped some rain and wind on us yesterday. The corn stalks that were left standing by the deer were wiped out by Irene. We'll be picking and eating our corn today.

Our hummingbird feeder was half full yesterday morning, but as the winds picked up and the feeder swayed, most of the food leaked out. I thought about bringing the food in and Zoe went out at one point to get it, but then I changed my mind.

That was a good decision for the hummingbirds because they braved the storm and kept coming to the feeder. I need to make more food for them this morning.

Here is Zoe braving the storm. Not much of a challenge as you can see.


We did get some strong wind that pushed our living room wall in, which freaked us out a bit. We need this house to last us a bit longer!

A few pieces of insulation were blown off the new house. Matt is hoping to come home early this afternoon to fix the insulation and continue to put insulation in with the older girls. When he put 3 layers of insulation in the mudroom, he came to the conclusion that it would take him a long time to do 3 layers of insulation himself for the entire house. He has a sprayfoam company scheduled to come over on Thursday to put 2 layers of insulation on top of his 1 layer. So, he has been working hard along with the girls to get the 1 layer of insulation done.

I am happy to report that we never lost our power during the storm. My parents lost their power around 5pm and from what we read on the internet, many streets in town lost power as well.