Well here we are Day 7. Prison Camp is looking up! Our grass has grown, our garden is beautiful, and we only scream at the occasional 5 inch spider now. what an improvement! We hired some help (the Warden didn't view us as perfectly capable i guess) and built a chicken coup. It took a while but she's a beauty. we also bought some chicks! the Warden bought them assuming that they would all be hens. WRONG! as they've been growing we suspect that we have at least 4 roosters in the lot. at least that means good old Fried Chicken!!!! We built a dog pen because we've been needing a good guard dog. we got one. only thing is she's not ferocious. she's more laid back and conservative, but she's really sweet. inmate #001 is in charge of the gardening. she's doing a great job at it too! she's having a real problem with aphids though which would explain why we haven't had any cucumbers yet. It's quite interesting to watch as she discovers new ways to poison them. I always wonder though because she's pouring the poison in the garden where we get our vegetables from. so...if we all die this summer, you'll know why. we've met a lot of the neighbors in this area. One of them, whom we've bonded with, has these HUGE animals he'd like to make us believe are dogs. they're not. i'm convinced that they are actually bears with leashes because these things are even bigger than inmate #003! dogs. yeah right. we had a little incident involving electricity, a pole, and water, not too long ago. see, what happened was inmate #003 wanted to show off his superior strength and grace. So, being the athlete that he is he grabbed a nearby pole and through it high into the air. now i was watering the grass at this time and had water all around and on me. The pole is flying through the air, and then all of the sudden we hear this "THWACK!" The pole had smashed into the cable wires that ran from the Slammer to the Shed and came crashing down around me. i'm scared out of my mind as i see flashes of electricity dance around me and i hear popping noises. at this moment i really think my life is going to end. Funny, because nothing very interesting flashed before my eyes...but anyway. we're all standing there in shock and then i'm pretty sure i let inmate #003 have it. We ended up having to cut all the wires down on a rickety old ladder that none of us felt comfortable climbing. we're all good now but i don't think i'll appreciate inmate #003's athleticism quite as much for a while.
Well it's almost 4 am and the darn roosters are crowing so i'll say good bye for now!
over and out
-inmate #002
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Monday, August 2, 2010
It's been a while!
Well, it certainly has been long enough, hasn't it?
Let me see if I can fill you guys in a bit......
It's week 6 at the Farmhouse I believe. We've had amazing company come up since we've been here. Our friend Melissa from Germany was in LA so she drove up to see us which was nice because we got to party in a hotel room for the weekend! We also got to see our amazing friends, Brad and Blake Ewton because they came up and helped us build some things at the Farm (thanks guys!). All together we built a chicken coup (mom did get those chicks after all :)! It's pretty cool-I'll put pics up. We had a ton of fun. We went to the beach and went to a water park up in Fresno. What else......oh, mom's grass is growing! So much so in fact that we've had to mow it twice now. Her garden is looking good too, though no vegetables have been eaten from it yet. Phil and I went up to Fresno a couple of days ago so we could see some friends of ours we know from Paris! It had been a while since we saw them last so we really enjoyed catching up. Also, WE GOT A PUPPY! :D Her name is Holly and she's 3 1/2 months old. She's half border collie and half German shepherd, and COMPLETELY ADORABLE! She's brilliant and has such a sweet personality. Unfortunately she's a little sick though so she has to take it easy for about a week. I have approximately one more lesson until I get my drivers licence! Moesha is going strong in her gymnastics and has proven to be quite the social bug! she went to 3 parties in 1 week! Phil is doing awesome in football. He had a couple of scrimmages 2 weeks ago and he is happy to have this week off. He starts school on the 12th. Mom is doing well. She's taking a bus to LA tomorrow morning so she can pick up our van! Our stuff from Germany has also arrived, they're just keeping it in storage for us until we get our house. Speaking of which we probably won't be able to move in until the 27th of this month, so just keep that in your prayers. It's really pretty though and we can't wait to live in it. I can't think of anything else besides that, but I'll put some pictures up tonight. Love you all!
Take care and God bless!
-Sherell
Let me see if I can fill you guys in a bit......
It's week 6 at the Farmhouse I believe. We've had amazing company come up since we've been here. Our friend Melissa from Germany was in LA so she drove up to see us which was nice because we got to party in a hotel room for the weekend! We also got to see our amazing friends, Brad and Blake Ewton because they came up and helped us build some things at the Farm (thanks guys!). All together we built a chicken coup (mom did get those chicks after all :)! It's pretty cool-I'll put pics up. We had a ton of fun. We went to the beach and went to a water park up in Fresno. What else......oh, mom's grass is growing! So much so in fact that we've had to mow it twice now. Her garden is looking good too, though no vegetables have been eaten from it yet. Phil and I went up to Fresno a couple of days ago so we could see some friends of ours we know from Paris! It had been a while since we saw them last so we really enjoyed catching up. Also, WE GOT A PUPPY! :D Her name is Holly and she's 3 1/2 months old. She's half border collie and half German shepherd, and COMPLETELY ADORABLE! She's brilliant and has such a sweet personality. Unfortunately she's a little sick though so she has to take it easy for about a week. I have approximately one more lesson until I get my drivers licence! Moesha is going strong in her gymnastics and has proven to be quite the social bug! she went to 3 parties in 1 week! Phil is doing awesome in football. He had a couple of scrimmages 2 weeks ago and he is happy to have this week off. He starts school on the 12th. Mom is doing well. She's taking a bus to LA tomorrow morning so she can pick up our van! Our stuff from Germany has also arrived, they're just keeping it in storage for us until we get our house. Speaking of which we probably won't be able to move in until the 27th of this month, so just keep that in your prayers. It's really pretty though and we can't wait to live in it. I can't think of anything else besides that, but I'll put some pictures up tonight. Love you all!
Take care and God bless!
-Sherell
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