We've had a lot of rain recently and a faulty drain system.  The drain was plugged and water was filling up the eave troughs, pouring down and coming into the basement through the window wells. 

I dug up the old drain system and replaced it.

This is a very interesting mental exercise!

Instructions for the game (Read the directions well).
 
1. Touch 'start' (Don't worry about the foreign language on the screen. )
 
2. Wait for 3, 2, 1 countdown.
 
3. For a few seconds, some numbers will appear in circles on the screen.
 
4. Remember each number's position on the screen as best you can.
 
5. Then click the circle from the lowest number to the highest number.
 
6. At the end of game, computer will tell you how old your brain is in years.
 
CLICK HERE TO START

I brushed Josie for about 15 minutes and produced enough loose hair to make a medium sized dog.  I could have gotten more hair, but 15 minutes was all she would allow.  She's giving me that look now.  I know when to quit.

At least this batch won't have to be vacuumed off the carpet.

An eyewiness and survivor explains the meaning of the second amendment to Chuck Schumer and his gang.  I wonder, does he get it?

This video features a mischievous gibbon ape and two tiger cubs. The ape easily swings from branch to branch, and puts those skills to good use.

A pair of playful tiger cubs invade the gibbon’s territory. An ape wouldn’t stand a chance against a tiger, right? Well, this one does just fine, taunting the cubs.

This video should have you smiling, if not laughing out loud.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bk4ZqskRBPw

This is how I made our 16 year old grandson Jake into a pirate

I found a picture of a pirate on Google images.

Removed the pirates face.

Found a picture of Jake.

Took Jakes face, flipped it horizontally, and tilted it.

Changed the tint.

Added the mustache.

Then just put them all together and viola, Jake becomes a buccaneer.    

I'm suffering from severe anxiety and internet withdrawal. Our power and telephone went out two days ago.  Although we got electricity back yesterday our telephone and dsl was just restored today.

If you consider it a sport to gather your food by drilling through 8 inches of ice and sitting there all day hoping that the food will swim by, you might live in South Dakota.

If you have ever refused to buy something because it's "too Spendy", you might live in South Dakota.

If your local Dairy Queen is closed from November through March, you might live in South Dakota.

If someone in a store offers you assistance, and they don't work there, you might live in South Dakota.

If your dad's suntan stops at a line curving around the middle of his forehead, you might live in South Dakota.

If you have worn shorts and a parka at the same time, you might live in South Dakota.

If your town has an equal number of bars and churches, you might live in South Dakota.

If you think that ketchup is a little too spicy, you might live in South Dakota.

"Vacation" means going up north past Pierre for the weekend.

You measure distance in hours.

You know several people who have hit deer more than once.

You often switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day and back again.

You can drive 65 mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging blizzard, without flinching.

You see people wearing hunting clothes at social events.

You install security lights on your house and Garage and leave both unlocked.

You think of the major food groups as beer, fish, and venison.

You carry jumper cables in your car and your Girl friend knows how to use  them.

Where men are men and so are the women.

There are 7 empty cars running in the parking lot at Zups Grocery Store at any given time.

You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.

Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow.

You know all 4 seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter and road construction.

You can identify a southern or eastern accent.

You consider Minneapolis exotic.

Your idea of creative landscaping is a statue of a deer next to your Blue Spruce.

Down South to you means Nebraska.

A brat is something you eat.

You go out to fish fry every Friday.

You find 0 degrees a little chilly.

You actually understand these jokes, and you forward them to all your South Dakota friends