We are in a Flood in Fargo. The Red River is suppose to crest at 41.0 Feet on Saturday, but it seems that the number is continually changing. We have been emptying the basement and putting stuff up high in case our home floods. We aren't in immediate danger like some of the places around Fargo/Moorhead, but with the record setting water level, they want everyone to prepare for the worst. Felix and Andrew have been sandbagging around Fargo since last Friday. The school has been busing kids to different areas if they want to help. Both boys have been working about 10 hours a day helping others. To make matters worse, it has been raining or thunderstorms everyday since last week until today, when the weather decided enough rain, lets drop 7 inches of snow on the area. The entire state of North Dakota is under a Flood Warning. In Bismarck, they have two ice jams on the Missouri river and they are going to blow them up with explosives because the Missouri river is flooding homes. We have plugged all of our drains, gotten a generator, and have portable diking coming tonight in case our lake floods. It is a real mess here, many of the roads including the main highway are closed because of water. Doug had said if they evacuate us we would go to the cabin, but now that wouldn't work because we can't get there and we don't know if our cabin has been flooded yet. I am attaching a picture of the highway. IF you want to see more pictures of the flooding go to this website:

http://www.younewstv.com/areas/kvly

NCAA Bison Basketball

We are leaving for Minneapolis tomorrow. NDSU (North Dakota State University) is playing in the NCAA Championship game on Friday. I was going to take the kids to the Mega Mall since they are on spring break, but Doug got tickets to the game, so the boys are going to the game, and the girls are shopping on Friday. The tickets were spendy, but this is such a big deal because this is the first time NDSU has made it to the Championship. (You might be able to see the game on t.v. and see the boys. They are in the 7th row. We are leaving tomorrow afternoon (Andrew, Felix, Megan, and her friend) we rented a van so that the kids have more leg room than the truck or my hummer. We will stop at Albertsville at the outlet mall and do some shopping and then we got a hotel room with a pool so the kids can swim.

Felix says I am just like his mom. I came home from work today and started cleaning. I told Felix that we had to clean today because I can't go anywhere when my house is a mess, he said his mom is the same way.

I think we'll have a fun couple of days, they boys are SO EXCITED about the Games.

The Bad Bad Puppies

Panda and Bear are so cute together when they are sleeping. But, they aren't so cute when they are awake and in the laundry room. Then they become naughty dogs. They have learned how to open the washer and dryer. They preceded to pull out all of the clothes so that I get to rewash them. They then go and dump their food. Then, they open the pantry cupboards, pull open the bottom and 2nd to bottom shelf and open up all of the box goods (scallop potatoes, salads, etc). They don't like being kept in the laundry room, so they are getting even.

Andrew and Felix

Felix goes to Church with Andrew every Wednesday. He didn't when he first came, but now he goes. He says it's fun. Last Wednesday and tonight the boys served soup at the Church before going to Elevate (Senior High Church Group). One thing that I have noticed with the boys is how close they have become. They truly act like brothers. They hang out at night talking and laughing in their beds. Yesterday morning they were in each other's bed. Apparently, they got up to go to the bathroom and were still sleeping and ended up in the wrong bed. I think that these two boys are going to miss each other and the time that they spend together. Every night they come up about midnight and make something to eat. Andrew usually gets Felix to make eggs. So, when I get up in the morning, the kitchen is NOT like I left it. I'm glad that they have become good friends and good exchange brothers. I hope that they will continue this when Felix goes home.

Snow Day! Hurray!!!

We had a snow day today because of the Blizzard that decided to hit North Dakota. The kids loved it, because they got to sleep until 1:00pm, then lounge around watching t.v. and playing on the xbox, that is of course when they can get it away from Doug. He has become addicted to this one game.