Never a dull moment

One thing is for sure there is never a dull moment at the Alderman household. On Sunday, May 2nd it rained all day and all night, which then resulted into our road flooding on both sides of our house leaving us somewhat stranded. On Monday morning Ryan was able to haul all of us out but was unable to get us home that evening. After work Ryan walked to our house from Cory Parson's to get the 4-wheeler and then hauled Kade and I home. From that evening on we have been loading up on the 4-wheeler every morning and evening since we only have one car out of the flood. I have been riding with a friend to work (thank goodness someone else works in Athens). To top everything off every evening I come home to find a new disaster the dog has created. Day 1, bag of 40lb potting soil all over my car port, Day 2 good to go, he was a good dog. Day 3, Troy dug up the flowers I just planted on Sunday in whiskey barrell. Day 4 he gets into the trash that the trash truck is unable to pick up and it is all over the yard. Now on Day 4 Troy is no where to be found after his latest disaster, later I find him sitting in the back yard like this....

Day 5, which is tomorrow I will move my car for the first time this week and I hope and pray I come home to no Troy disasters.

Hello Sunshine!

Today the high is to reach 70 degrees. I love it. The college campus is alive with chatter and laugher and it gets me excited for spring and summer. Oh how I have missed college life and the joy it brings. Since we have had better weather the last few days Ryan and Kade took on some outdoor projects. On Saturday they began redoing one of my flower beds and then started building a Tree House.




Kade is so excited about his tree house and he has really enjoyed helping his daddy build it. Ryan of course designed the tree house and lets just say momma cannot be gaining any weight or she will not fit through the hole to get in to it! I agree with Rodney, it is a very small hole! I am so excited about my new flower bed. Now I just have to decide what to plant in it. I am also excited to try out my new outdoor furniture. For my birthday Ryan bought me a glider and table and then my in-laws bought me another table to make it look more balanced. Thanks Kathy and Rodney, I love it!

My little man turns 5 next week. It is hard to believe 5 years have all ready past. Today I am signing him up for T-Ball and next month he will register for school. WOW!
I will close with a few pictures.

Happy Holidays

Christmas has come and gone and I cannot believe it. Kade was so excited this year for Christmas. We counted down the days to Santa's arrival and made sure he had a snack for his long journey. Kade made Christmas a lot of fun this year. He wanted everything he saw on TV this year. Santa tried really hard to fulfil his every need, but he was unable to find the crayon maker. However, he did leave mommy and daddy some money so that they could buy it later. LOL
The biggest surprise of Christmas was Kade getting a puppy. We surprised Kade on Wednesday by taking him to a farm and allowed him to pick out a blue heeler puppy. He was so excited. He said, "I love puppies." He had a hard time choosing one at first, but he finally picked out Troy. We bought Troy from a family by the last name of Troyer, hence the name Troy.

Our nieces Talyn and Hadley liked Troy so much they convinced their parents into buying them each a puppy. Talyn named her puppy Bo and Hadley named her's Luke.

The Christmas season brought out something new this year. Ryan became an actor. We both took roles in our Church's Christmas program entitled, "Virgil's First Christmas." Ryan is still the talk of the town and everyone wants an encore performance. Below is a picture of Ryan and I as Mr. and Mrs. Tishwater.

Our Christmas festivities ended yesterday at Kathy and Rodney's. So now it is back on the diet. I have gained 5 pounds of the 13 lost back over a two week period. Time to buckle down and stay away from the buckeyes.

Welcome Fall

Yesterday marked one month that I have been at Ohio University. Still loving it and I am finding my way around a little bit more each day. It also helps that Jill (my cousin) meets me for lunch sometimes and she always takes me somewhere new. The hardest part about my job is getting out of here at 5PM. I barely make it to the day care before they close and then Kade always asks, "why does it take you so long?" Which makes me feel horrible, but like I said I love my job and everything will work out.
Trick or Treat has came and gone and Mister Kade was a pirate. My mom (Granna) made his costume this year and I have to admit he was a pretty cool pirate.

New Beginning

Today is my last day at Gallia County Department of Job and Family Services. I never would have dreamed I would leave this job once I got it. In Gallia County this is where you want to be. The pay and benefits are not to shabby. However, in August GCSJFS had to lay-off 21 people due the the economy and lack of funding by the state and federal government. Which therefore left the agency on shaky ground. I was fortunate to not be laid off, but it gave me the time and the opportunity to find a different path. Through lots of prayer and faith I truly believe I have made the right decision. On October 5th I will return to my roots and go back into Financial Aid. I will be working at Ohio University. Please wish me luck!

Project hedge removal

When we bought our new house, I told Ryan one of the first things that needed to go were the hedges in front of the house. They were enormous and all I have wanted since Ryan and I have been home owners is to have a porch where we can sit and enjoy the outdoors. He thought I was joking, but in due time I would have hooked my jeep up to them and yanked them out of the yard, but thank goodness he saved me from the trouble.


It looks so much better, but now I have to do some landscaping. Ryan seems to think if we keep the hedges trimmd back they will be ok, but I just want them gone. I have put my name on a waiting list for crushed clay tile peices, but that may be a lost cause for this year, so I guess I need to think about other options. I am still going to work on Ryan about just pulling the roots out.

Bobcat and Toyota are still with us and doing well. I really thought with 73 acres to run on and explore they would not hang out on my front porch all day. Cats....I really just do not get them, but Kade loves them and it is teaching him some responsibility.


Ryan has been farming. He has planted around 8 acres of corn and has cut hay and just cut some more today and is actually pulling a "Rodney" right now and is sleeping on the couch. Both of my boys are asleep right now and it is 6pm on Sunday.

The 4-H club completed their community service project on Monday. We planted fowers at the Ewington Church of Christ where we have our meetings. Below is a picture of the children that participated. They had a good time and the finished product was very nice.

Other good news for this week....my internet finally started working and even better than that, I have wireless internet too! Vinton has arrived!HAHA

Bob Cat and Toyota

On Sunday, Kade became the proud owner of two kittens, Bob Cat and Toyota. Kade named the kittens himself. Bob Cat is the black kitten and Toyota is grey. Kade is so excited about his two new pets and he tells me often that he loves them. He also stresses that the black one is his favorite and that the grey cat is mine. We are new to this cat thing and I know nothing about cats, but this is our new adventure as farm owners and lets just hope they keep the mice away!