What happens when the Cedar River floods?

July 3rd, 2008

HWY 22, Muscatine CountyWell pretty much everyone has seen the images from the Iowa Flood of 2008. I have taken some of my own pictures to document this disaster. You can view my pictures of this at http://picasaweb.google.com/kelceybrackett.

Upgrading the house…

June 21st, 2008

So, we are working on repainting our living room, which will become more of a sitting room when we are finished. Then if all goes well we will begin working on a complete remodel of our basement. I really have no idea how long this might take, as it is a rather large endeavor. It will create much more living space in our home, currently the basement is mostly unfinished and is more of a cave.

Iowa Road Conditions

June 19th, 2008

Seems like mother nature doesn’t like our roads here in Iowa. The flood waters are starting to recede, very slowly, and now the damage to the roads is becoming clear. I will post some more pictures soon. Of the three direct routes from Muscatine, where I live, to Iowa City, where my children live, only one is open and undamaged. Below is the main business route through Muscatine.

Hello world!

June 13th, 2008

OK, let’s do this. I am going to make one more attempt at “Blogging”. This time I have subject matter, water. It is wet and it is covering the state in which I live, Iowa.