1/06....We start with a pair of drummer girls who greeted 2005 with gusto.         

          1/06....It was an energetic start, to say the least.         

          1/06....Uncle Henry, in from Phoenix, and David, Mike's pal, enjoyed themselves.         

          1/06....The next morning.         

          1/06....Uncle Henry poses.         

          1/06....In case you couldn't read Henry's t-shirt, here's a closer look.         

          1/06....Babci's celebrated 3 layer dessert.         

          1/06....Sign on Abby's door.         

          1/06....And on the Twelfth Day of Christmas... .         

          1/08....Mom and Dad.         

          1/08....After beating peoples' brains in for decades, Mom finally loses in Scrabble!         

          1/08....The victor and the vanquished.         

          1/08....Wait a second...."quaid" is a word?          

          1/08....Five minutes later.         

          1/08....The road to Babci's house.          10 ft of water over the road, a mere 1/2 mile from our house.

          1/08....The top of the boat moorings in the reservoir down the street.
                   Those are the tips of poles that usually protrude about 20 feet out of the water.

          1/08....The dry gulley about 100 yards from our house.          

          1/14....The scene at the bottom of our street.         Another foot and we would be flooded in.

          1/17....The road behind our house is no longer a road.          

          1/17....The main road in front of our house.         

          1/17....Enjoying the weather.          

          1/17....Letting gravity take over.         

          1/17....Abby and her "award winning smile."         

          1/17....Sam loving his day off from school.         

          1/17....Staggered start.         

          1/17....Thea, the snow-seeking missile.         

          1/17....Thea, up close and personal.         

          1/17...."Do we have any hot chocolate?"         That tree was actually 10 feet from Abby.

          1/18....Lazy Bones.         

          1/18....Sam dips his morning bacon sandwich into his chocolate milk.         

          1/18....Building Progress.         

          1/19....Building Progress: Ice-enclosed skylight has water problems         

          1/19....Patent Pending.         

          1/19....Mike, our builder, goes on a fact-finding trip.         

          1/19....Matt, our other builder, takes time out to give the girls a mighty shove.         

          1/19....Break time.         

          1/22....Abby has a message for her brother Steve.         

          1/22....Thea's Godparents, Craig and Stephanie, have a new son!         

          1/22....Weighing in at six pounds, introducing Andrew Steven.         




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