CLEAN UP AFTER HURRICANE IRENE

These are pics of the boys as they helped to clean up their Granny's yard after Hurricane Irene.
I found it disturbing as I heard different stories about young people (in their 20's and 30's) who wouldn't help their parents or grandparents during this time, because the work was "too hard", yet these young people know who to go to when THEY need something. It is VERY sad. I hope that my husband and I instill something far better in our boys. I pray that they learn not only to help family, but also those around them.
Please keep our area in your prayers as there were many who lost their homes due to flooding.
Have a wonderful and blessed day!

The Boyds :-)

SURVIVING HURRICANE IRENE

Nathan and Samuel experienced their first hurricane that they can remember (the last hurricane was just before Samuel was born, and Nathan was 3 years old).
While we were in Wal-Mart buying last minute supplies, Nathan, my list-man, just had to grab a "Hurricane Preparation Guide". He told me everything that we needed to get. When I got to the banana section, there were absolutely none to be found. This upset me, as I like to have them on my cereal. My "Hurricane Guide" told me that was one of the items on the list for people to buy.
Hurricane Irene made landfall on Friday and didn't leave us until sometime very late Saturday night, leaving Eastern North Carolina without electricity or phones. Our electricity went out around 2:00 a.m. on Saturday morning, but was restored at 3:00 p.m. Sunday afternoon. We consider ourselves VERY blessed as most everyone else is still without power.
During the storm the boys, of course, got very "antsy" as they had to stay inside all day. They kept asking to go outside. We kept emphasizing to them the dangers of a hurricane (Irene was a Category 1). We finally went out under our carport for a few minutes late that afternoon when the winds had started dying down a little. I think that helped.
When we were out after the storm picking up the shingles that had blown off of our garage, I found some that were actually buried in the ground 4-5 inches deep. I showed the boys, and told them that that was because the winds were so strong. If they had been outside in the wind like they had wanted to, they could have been seriously hurt, just from a shingle. Maybe I got my point across! :-)!
We also rode around our neighborhood, and saw how extensive the damage really was.
 Please keep us all in your prayers as we try to recover from Hurricane Irene!
Have a wonderful and blessed day!
The Boyds :-)

SCHOOL AGAIN!

Wow! Is it that time already? Yes, it is! We had our orientation at school last night. The boys start back this Friday.
Where has the summer gone? It seems like summer vacation takes so long to get here, then it's over in a flash.
Nathan and Samuel were excited to meet their teachers and see their friends that they haven't seen for a couple of months. Samuel's first grade teacher is the same one that Nathan had, and Nathan has the same teacher he had last year. I think very highly of both ladies.
I know that I have said this before, but I am very thankful that the Lord has provided a Christian School in our area that is willing to take a stand for Christ and not compromise or conform to the world.
I am looking forward to a great school year!
Have a wonderful and blessed day!
The Boyds :-)

DUCK DUCK GOOSE

Well! We have an unexpected new member of our animal family.
A couple of weeks ago, when we were having alot of rain storms, a duck showed up in our front yard.
Now, whenever it rains really hard, our yard literally becomes a pond. Well, not EXACTLY a pond, but pretty close to it! :-) But it has gotten deep enough that when the boys go out to play in the puddles, the water goes up almost to the tops of their boots in some places.
Anyway, we just happened to look out after one of those rainstorms, and saw this not-so-pretty (I was going to say ugly, but that's kind of harsh, don't you think?) duck walking around the yard.
The boys got excited. We took pictures. We went out and tried to walk up to her, but she only waddled just out of our reach, which told us she was someone's domestic duck. And I was pretty sure (and hoping) that she wouldn't stay. Uh-huh! A couple of weeks and a messed up playset and driveway later (ducks, if one doesn't know, leave very large messes), she is still here. And it doesn't look like she's going anywhere anytime soon. She has made friends with our cats and dog. They all hang out in Butcher's (our dog) area. My husband told us not to feed her and she'll go away. Hmmm. That didn't work. I don't know what she is eating, but she drinks out of our dog's water bowl.
We researched the internet to find out what kind of duck she is, and the closest we can come to is a Scobie duck.
So, I guess for now, Duck Duck Goose is a member of the Boyd menagerie!

Have a wonderful and blessed day!
The Boyds :-)

TENT

My husband found his tent that he used when he was younger. Now Nathan and Samuel are enjoying it!

Have a blessed day!
The Boyds :-)

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!!

Happy Father's Day to our daddy! We love him very much!

Love,
Nathan and Samuel :-)

WHEAT FIELDS



Good morning, everyone! It looks like it's going to be another hot day.
While on our family walk the other day, we walked to some fields where the farmers were growing wheat. They had just been gleaned a couple of days ago. It was such a "teachable moment"! I always try to grab these moments when I can.
As we picked up some wheat that was left, we talked about Ruth, and what it was like to reap wheat back in Biblical times. Nathan even remembered the Mosaic law in Leviticus 23:22, which stated that they were to leave the corners and the gleaning "unto the poor, and to the stranger".
We let the boys try some of the wheat kernels. They even brought some home so that we could try to "thresh" it like people did back then. It was a pretty neat lesson.
Have a wonderful and blessed day!
The Boyds :-)