Two Bugs And More

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EZRA 11 mo today!

We woke up to no water Thursday. We share the well with our neighbor, so he called a well driller for help. We converted a garden hose to two female ends and ran it from our neighbor’s house on the other side to our spigot. This gave us water during the down time, though at a lower pressure. Floyd did the same thing with his other neighbor. We were lucky that the driller came right out and had a replacement pump on his truck. Here are 3 photos of the process. The well is about 88 feet deep and we have over 30 feet of water, so the well is in excellent shape. The drill rig removed all the metal pipe and wire and the pump was at the bottom. It has lasted 29 years.

This is the last section of pipe with the old pump at the bottom.

This is a closer look at the old pump. The brown mud is mineral sediment and is what gives our water such a good taste – believe it or not!

This is the new pump being attached to the new pipe – this time plastic. The pump is Dutch engineering and is supposed to be really efficient and long-lasting. Never fear my patriot friends. The Dutch pump is made in a plant in Fresno. Just like my Toyota is made right here in the USA. The pump is 1 horsepower so it can service two houses. Pumps are often .5 horse.

The water will be a little brown for a day or two, but should soon clear up.

Reporting from Vaughn Bay, this is Grandpa signing off.

This is actually Lana’s third haircut… but first visit to the salon.   Prior to that, I’ve attempted to cut her hair, but after the last time… I decided it was time for a “real” haircut.  I’ve been promising her a haircut ever since she watched the cartoon movie “Spirit.”  In the movie, Spirit, a horse, gets a haircut… a very very short haircut… and she has been asking for a haircut “like Spirit.”  We had a girl’s day at the salon and she did perfect!  (…we won’t comment on how the rest of the day went)

Caroline and Andy…How sweet….

Jeremiah

The kids pause for a break.

Ezra is not sure what to think about this hat thing.

Family photo…

Family photo…

This is what happens if you DON’T look at the camera.

Hanging out on the couch after bath.

Can always count on Lana to give a kiss.

This is what happens when Ezra plays with Lana for a couple minutes while Mommy cleans up the kitchen.  Lana is GREAT at sharing…

and cuddling.

Ezra is getting tired of all this “girl” play.

Lana taught Ezra (8mo)  to clap today… Wish I could put the video on… but it’s too long and would take forever to download.  It’s so adorable and enjoyable to see him learn new things daily.

Here is a movie I made with my new camera. WARNING – it is 82 megs and takes a while to load. Please be patient. (between 2-3 minutes with faaaaast internet)

Ezra Movie