4-22 Under Water Again

Temple Lake Park Underwater

What a glorious day we had. The rain was gone, the sun was shining and there is no rain in the forecast for the next few days. A week ago we got a library card and we had to wait a week to check out any videos or e-books. This morning we loaded Flo into the car and away we went to town. The rain fell on and off for the last week and there is rain in the forecast again next week. Our car was filthy so on the way to the library we stopped at The Car Wash Barn to give it a bath. When you get there before 10 you save $2 dollars, love saving money. We weren't the only ones that wanted their cars washed. There was a long line to get in and most of the vacuums were full, however, it didn't take long to go through the wash and we found a spot at the vacuums. We didn't need to vacuum the car because we had just vacuumed it on Monday but we like to wipe the car down to prevent it from getting water spots. After wiping down the car we continued our adventure towards the library. Our yard is full of weeds, Larry had treated for weeds earlier this year but it didn't seem to work so before getting to the library we stopped at The Home Depot to pick up a different weed killer. While there we also picked up a bag of grass seed. Larry wanted to spread more grass seed on the back of our lot where we had not put any sod. Last year he put grass seed out and it did very well but he would like it to fill in a bit more. 

The Home Depot

Next stop, the Temple Library. We could have called and got our card activated for videos and e-books but we wanted to check out what they had. We ended up finding three dvds and a paperback book. When we were checking out the dvds we told the librarian that we had gotten our card a week ago. She updated the system and checked us out. One of the dvds had a dot on it and she said we had to check it out ourselves to get the disc for the movie. We hadn't realized that the dvd wasn't in the box. She got someone to replace her at the desk so she could show us how to do check out the disc. It was very easy and cool how the disc slid out of the machine. This is the way to go. Maybe they will do this for all of them. The dvds are due back in two weeks. The paperback book we picked up was on a rack and didn't have a barcode to check it out. The librarian told us that we could keep it as long as we wanted. We had a super time at the Temple Library.

Swimming in Belton Lake

The last stop was at Temple Lake Park so Flo could go swimming. As we were driving to the park we saw that most of the park was underwater. We were surprised, just a few days ago the lake had come down to the full level and they had closed the release gate. With all the rain the last few days Belton Lake is again six feet over full. We found a place to park, then I took Flo for a swim and Larry read the paper. I took her down to a boat ramp and she went swimming. When she had finished swimming she decided to climb out on some rocks. I tried to get her to turn around and come back to the ramp but she didn't understand. She continued climbing up the rocks. She had troubles climbing out, her back legs slipped between the rocks and she didn't have the strength to pull them out. So I went back to car and got a towel to help her get a grip on the rocks. I got behind her and lifted her back legs up on the towel. By the time she got to the road she was tired but she wanted to swim a little longer. We walked to an area where she had no rocks. After her swim we went to the house.

The outfits we wore to the Double C's 45th Anniversary Dance

Dorothy cuing the round dancing and line dancing

Doris and Doc round dancing

Sherri and Brad round dancing

Line dancing with Dorothy

Passing Thru during a square dancing tip

Friends enjoying the dance

Having fun while dancing to Brad calling

In the evening we went to Copperas Cove to help celebrate the Double C's 45th Anniversary. We had a super time at the dance. There were four squares and in between the square dancing tips Dorothy cued rounds and lines. Brad did a fantastic job of calling. We saw people we haven't seen in a long time. LIFE IS GOOD!!!!