Fayetteville Pride

This was so much fun!!!

I didn't get very many pictures because this time we were in the parade!

This is our group and 'float".  It is inVocation Counseling which is one of the psychologists Sahara works with and his company.

We handed out beads with his service info and the suicide hotline number.

There were 20,000 people at this parade.  It was massive compared to the Conway one we have done a couple of times.  

We're already making plans for next year and will probably do the whole weekend.

We were float #80 and at the end, turned around and there was another mile of people behind us.  We thought we were near last.

2 Trips to Children's

It hasn't been a great week for Canyon.  Sunday evening we headed to Children's for another sleep study.

This time, on top of all the wires and monitors, he had to wear his c-pap.  He was not a happy boy and removed several wires and his c-pap many many times during the night.

It's thumbs up here but that didn't last long.

We go back in 2 week for the results.

2 days after that trauma, we headed back to Children's for outpatient surgery for the rods for canine teeth implants.

He does not do well coming out of anesthesia and yet again, ripped his IV out of his arm even though they were warned that he would do it.  He also refused to get up or transfer to a wheelchair to leave and we had to get someone that could lift him.

Sahara hugs made it a little better that evening.

He is finished with all his meds but touches his upper cheek bones often but will not say whether it hurts or not.  No more tooth work until they check him again the day before his b-day.

Pride

This is our 3rd year at the Pride Parade and Sahara made shirts.

Canyon gave high 5's to all walking by.

It was soooo hot and humid.  Next year I think we will bring our own lunch.  Too expensive.

Baseball Season Over

Seemed like it just started and then it was done.

11 years with the Angels.

Crazy Weather

We had some crazy weather and now we wait to see what the flooding will be like after 2 feet of rain in 2 weeks in Oklahoma and Kansas.  It's all headed here via the Arkansas river.

The crest is now next Friday as they are expecting another 4 to 6 inches in a couple of days.  

Typical day:

Saturday May 25th:

That thin line in the center....that's the 12-14 foot wall from the lock in the photo above.

More photos of flooding that has started.

Typical Before:

 May 25th of River Front Park:

The poopy brown is the park.  It's expected to rise 10 more feet.

May 26th:

Sweeden Island Campground on the river in Pottsville is closed.

Normal above the wall is 12-14 feet high. Below it is gone, under water.

 

On the left is Jared's relative's house normally.  On the right is the house the day before the levee broke.

The levee letting out so much river water lowered the level so the house didn't flood.

Heading over the bridge to check out Dardanelle's side.

This is the park were we watch 4th of July fireworks at.  The roof of a pavilion just above water.

The levee breach sent water all the way back up to Dardanelle stopping just short of the middle school.

   

This angle look toward Dardanelle and the highway to Jared's family on the right.

The rest of the highway.

It's gone down now about 7 feet.

Clean up time!

Birthday Boyz

Malaki turned 9 and the next day Jared turned 25.

Summer Shave Down

Bought some clippers and did it myself.  If someone where here to hold them it would have gone a lot faster. One of these days I'll get around to doing their faces better.

Happy Mom's Day!!

Cinco de Mayo

Instead of a Travelers game in Little Rock, Canyon's team did a Naturals game in Fayetteville.

It was dog day so Malaki and Ranger went too.  My guys would have been too crazy.  Malaki got 1st place for smallest dog of the day.

Then back to Russellville for Mojitos and Margaritas and a Dr. Pepper!

Beautiful Luna Moth

So pretty and big.  Probably about 5 inches by 5 inches.  It stayed next to the front door for 5 or 6 days and then was gone.