Wicked Weather.

We had the most bizarre and wicked weather yesterday afternoon. It started as a beautiful sunny day temp around 70. I put Carson down for a nap around 1 and shortly after the tornado sirens were going off. I jumped up and looked out the window and it looked like night time coming our way. I immediately turned on the TV to see what was going on and found out that circulation was forming near Yukon. So, I called LeeJay and told him. They were on a conference call and announced it to everyone so they could prepare or get ready for it. Lee Jay headed home quickly but didn't make it before the hail started pounding down on his "baby"...aka the jag. He had been home for maybe 5 minutes when the news said the power poles had been knocked down and people were stuck in there cars between 150th and Penn. He was just there! Then the hail started pounding down. It looked like a waterfall of ice balls falling off the roof onto our front porch. Then the sirens again...then the news crews in helicopters were showing a tornado on the ground at Coffee Creek and Kelley. That is less than 3 miles from our house. We were just watching the news footage of these houses being ripped apart and trees and dirt going everywhere and knowing that it was right down the road from us. LeeJay went outside to see it and he could see the actual tornado in the air! Kylee and Conner were still at school and Carson slept through the whole thing! Crazy afternoon! Guess what I am doing today? I am calling Ground Zero to come out and give us an estimate to have a shelter put into the garage! No Joke!

So Good To Have Cousins.

My kids don't have any cousins. Well, they have 1/2 cousins but we have only seen them a handful of times and I suppose that is how it will always be because they live with their mother and not LeeJay's 1/2 brother...confusing I know. So, we consider a few 2nd cousins our children's "cousins". We have Clint and Kate and Cole and Bodie. Every time we get to see them the kids are just so excited and thrilled to have someone to play with that is "related". Kylee kept walking around for past couple of days telling anyone who would listen..."My cousins are coming!" She is 9 and is so thrilled about this. As soon as they got here it is like they all picked up where they left off the last time we saw them. They have an absolute blast with each other and genuinely love each other and the time they get to share together. There is nothing like that family connection feeling. I remember it so well and fondly from my own childhood. I loved and looked so forward to holidays and summers where we went to Grandmother and Granddaddy's and ALL the cousins were there. It was just the best feeling. I can't really explain it better than that...if you have felt and remember it then you will understand. Anyway I am so glad we have moved back home so my children finally get to experience family and make some lasting memories.

Busy Day...As If They Aren't All Busy

I have got to get laundry finished and put back in the drawers that I have not been able to touch for 2 days. We had them reassembled and the glue needed 48 hours to adhere.
I have got to get my house clean. We are going to have 2 different sets of company this weekend. I also need to buy some groceries. Today is Carson's short day at school too. So, I need to get it done before he gets home.

Thank goodness they have called off baseball practice for Saturday. That is one less event we will have to do.

I am looking at Vegas packages. Steph and Lee are going at the end of April and I think we might also go. It is always so much more fun when you go with friends to Vegas. Then we both have someone to hang out with the whole time. I am still trying to talk LeeJay out of going to Italy this next fall. I just don't think now is a good time. I think the kids are too little for us to leave them and go off to Europe. We did it to Kylee when she was 6 mos. old and I had a miserable time the whole 12 days. I want us to wait until they are old enough to go with us and get an educational experience out of it. Call me crazy! I want to talk him into an all inclusive trip to somewhere tropical. I would even go on another cruise. They are so relaxing and care free. Boys are up now...gotta go.

Good nights sleep.

I feel like I got a really good nights sleep last night. Everyone stayed in there own beds and are still asleep as we speak. I put Carson to bed without a pullup...fingers crossed. We shall see the outcome of that here soon. Since his surgery we have not tried to have him go to bed without one on. The doctor told me he is right where he needs to be.

I hope everyone has a great day today.

Time to Catch Up.

Being sick last week made a bomb go off in my house. There is stuff everywhere. I have got to get caught up. Today is a laundry and cleaning day for sure.

Boomer went to the vet yesterday and he has bad allergies. They have given me pills to give him and also antibiotic ear drops and ear cleaner. He is more high maintenance than the kids! Poor thing. He has been miserable for about a week with scratching etc.. Maybe he won't be so nervous and irritable now.

We got registered for our Best Buy trip to Disneyland. We are going to the lands for 3 days and then to the San Diego Zoo one day and maybe the beach if the weather is nice enough. All in all we will be gone for 8 days in March. Fun Fun!

Went To Barnes and Noble

We went to Barnes and Noble after church and lunch today. I was looking for the Twilight book and couldn't find it. I assume the title is Twilight and I looked in the hot titles section...it wasn't there and it was too crowded to ask for help...so I got The Last Templar instead. It just ran as a mini series on NBC. I didn't get to watch it all but what I did see looked good. It is a little like The DaVincci Code. Anyway if anyone wants to loan me there copy of Twilight when they are done reading it let me know. I am feeling better today so, maybe I am finally on the mend and don't need to go to the doctor after all. Good thing because I have GOT to take Boomer to the vet tomorrow. He has been chewing and licking on his leg for a week now. LeeJay saw 3 raw spots and said they are going to get infected if we don't get antibiotics for him. I swear !!! If it isn't one of the kids going to the doctor it is one of the pets.

What Am I Going To Do Now?

Hmmm.....well, I am not looking at houses anymore or cars. So, what am I going to do in the morning and evenings now during my alone time? I guess I need to start reading again. So many people I know have started reading the Twilight series and LOVE it. I just wasn't that interested because I thought it was geared toward teens. Plus it is about vampires. Doesn't sound like my thing. Stephenie insists that I start reading it and that I will love it. What do you think? Even Shannon, my sister, is reading it. She said it is great as well.

I am ready for spring cleaning. I want to organize every room and closet and make sure that we are using the space we do have to its full potential. I would like to get some cabinets and shelves for the garage so we can store extra household products and our pool supplies need to be in a locked cabinet outside for safety. I am so ready to get the flower beds cleaned up and the windows are all so dirty on the outside. Clean clean clean...that is what I can do with all my time! Oh I am getting chills just thinking about organizing...good chills.