Tak Splits Some Wood

Tak and Brian joined us at Sleepy Hollow this past weekend. Tak tried her hand at splitting some wood for our bonfire. Only problem is that the splitting axe weighs more than she does!



Tak Chopping Wood September 22, 2007 015.mpg

Remodel on our Cottage Grove home

We are almost done with all the remodeling at our home in Cottage Grove. Just a few finishing touches left on the outside of the house. Steve is working on the landscaping now and grass should be growing in a few weeks. We use the screen room a lot! The mosquitoes are SO bad right now that screen room is the only place to be!

Flooding in SW Wisconsin

Sorry-We neglected to tell you how Sleepy Hollow faired during all the awful flooding in SW Wisconsin.

As we thought, everything was fine. Just a little water in the basement. Steve has designed the layout of the landscape to channel water away from the house and into the ravine--and it worked perfect! No washouts in the yard, hill or driveway at all. Perfect.

Some of our neighbors didn't come out as well. The Knapp Creek that runs through our property and down into the Hollow was WAY out of it's banks. Parts of Sleepy Hollow Road were washed away. A brand new intersection just completed this summer at the corner of South Sleepy Hollow Road and Sleepy Hollow Road was ruined. And our neighbors driveway (a town road) Oak Street was washed out real bad.

We have taken photos and put them on our webshots if you are interested.

http://family.webshots.com/album/557639456JZzShJ?start=84

Thanks to all that inquired about the Hollow and showed concern.

S & M

Aunt Elma Mae 1929-2007

My dear Aunt Elma passed away this past weekend.
I will miss her wonderful laugh and her constant love.

Elma Mae Hilton

Elma Mae Hilton, 78, of Owen died Friday, Aug. 31, 2007, at Clark County Health Care Center. Memorial services will be at noon on Tuesday, Sept. 4, at Nazareth Lutheran Church in Withee.

Elma was born June 18, 1929, in Lincoln, Neb., to Emmett and Isabelle (Hoyle) Wallick.

She is survived by her husband Fred Hilton of Owen, her children David (Leslie) Hilton of Loyal, Nyle (Jessica Ham) Hilton of Tomah, Diana (Robert) Wagner of Owen, six grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and one sister, Mary Lou Querin of Cottage Grove.

Sometimes you just need to laugh