Before the Storm Hits

The local meteorologists are forecasting some nasty storms around here this afternoon/evening. I'm hoping and praying that we'll be able to avoid the worst of them. I don't do storms. It was bad enough when it was just Gary & I, but now that we have the kiddos, I'm even worse. I'm a nervous wreck. Several years ago (pre-kids) we had a microburst while I was the only one home. I'm not ashamed to say that I was tucked away in the bathtub singing "Leaning on the Everlasting Arms" throughout the minutes-long (although it seemed like HOURS-long) storm. Faith and music pulled me through! Now that we have the girls, though, there's just not quite enough room to squeeze everyone into the tub. With any luck we'll have a smooth, quiet evening.

I took Hanny back to the doctor this morning. I'm pretty convinced (and so was the NP) that she has the same virus that Boo had last week. What seems to be making it worse is her current allergies. She was miserable this morning. We came home with samples of allergy nasal spray, eye drops and cough suppressant to get her over the hump. She said the eye drops helped her immediately, so I feel like that's a good sign. I have to take allergy pills and spray daily, so she's probably picked that up as well. We're still dealing with the antibiotic reaction problem with the twinkies too. If it's not one thing, it's another.

There must be something good to pass along... Well, maybe it's not good, but a little entertaining! I told the twins we'd make some Jell-O Jigglers this afternoon. They immediately went to the kitchen and found a small cake pan that Grandma had given one of them for Easter and took it to the sink to wash. Yes, they washed dishes...together...without a major mess! I was (and still am) amazed! We're just waiting for them to set up now and will have the for dessert later, I've been told. I've got more stories on Doodle, but I just can't convey the inflection of her voice in writing, so those will just have to wait for an in-person visit! (Reminder to self: After seeing the rat on Pet Star, she said, "CUTE???"; While walking in the 81 degree morning sun, she said, "I'm ROASTING!!!") She's very tell-it-like-it-is most of the time. Nobody believes that because she's so shy when she's around other people, but when she is at home, watch out! One more thing... Their teacher dropped off their homework yesterday afternoon while they were bowling on the Wii. They showed her how to play and she bowled a frame too. They thought that was great! Boo's score that game, for the record, was a 201. She's got me beat by a long shot. I'd better start practicing...