Right now I am sitting in a "water closet" with four boys. We are under a tornado warning and our sirens are going off. Of course, the boys had just gone to sleep, so it took me 10 minutes to get them up and to my bathroom on the other end of the house.
Isaac is trying to sleep in here, Caleb is giving us the scientifics of how tornadoes are made and the liklihood of us surviving. He is also crying because the dogs are not in the bathroom with us. K, this "water closest" is a normal sized water closet. WE ARE SQUISHED JUST THE FIVE OF US! Bryce is saying he hopes we all survive and don't end up at the hospital and he saying he doesn't want to die yet. Andrew is throwing a temper tantrum because he wants to crawl all over the place and no one wants him on them.
I have the laptop in here because our satellite is out and I knew I could have live view news. We are listening to the weather and it is right over us right now. Our lights are dimming over and over but not going out.
We are out of the closet now - almost an hour in there! There is damage in our town - we are fine, everything around us is fine, but the road 2 blocks away was hit pretty hard it sounds like. It appears to of hit around us. Every place they have named that received damage is VERY close to us. They are saying fires, injuries, HUGE trees down (roots pulled out of the ground) - people stuck in their neighborhoods (due to trees and downed powerlines, mobile homes on fire with flames 20+ feet in the air, Target shopping center is damaged, car dealerships damaged. THIS IS ALL WITHIN ONE MILE OF US!
I can hear emergency vehicles close to us.
This is supposed to be happening all night. There is another cell headed our way - they just issued a severe thunderstorm warning. It appears as though the boys will probably be sleeping in my room with me (if any sleep is gotten tonight) - things are not calming down!
One complaint, when I got online to our local news channel to watch their live feed - I first had to watch COMMERCIALS!! I am sitting in a closet with four scared boys and a dog barking continuously and I have to watch commercials ONLINE before seeing if we are about to get hit by a tornado! ARGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!
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My Life in a Nutshell
- A Princess, five guys - then me!!
- In a little more than a nutshell: I am married with 5 boys and we just got our (surprise) little girl. I should probably clarify by letting you know that only 4 of the boys are young children, the other one just acts like a young child. I am very girly, which makes for an interesting life - living in a house dominated by males (in all their glory). I blog so that maybe someday the kids can look back at this and see what they put me through - and what they can expect from their kids, someday!! Also, so that our family in far away lands can keep up with what is going on in our crazy lives.
Why Mud Puddles and Dandelions?
When my husband first saw this title, he asked if it was because I was supposed to be THE dandelion surrounded by mud (all the boys). I guess it could mean that, but I read this one day and it really touched my heart and made me think:
When I look at a patch of dandelions, I see a bunch of weeds that are going to take over my yard. My kids see flowers for Mom and blowing white fluff you can wish on.
When I look at an old drunk and he smiles at me, I see a smelly, dirty person who probably wants money and I look away. My kids see someone smiling at them and they smile back.
When I hear music I love, I know I can't carry a tune and don't have much rhythm so I sit self-consciously and listen. My kids feel the beat and move to it. They sing out the words. If they don't know them, they make up their own.
When I feel wind on my face, I brace myself against it. I feel it messing up my hair and pulling me back when I walk. My kids close their eyes, spread their arms and fly with it, until they fall to the ground laughing.
When I pray, I say thee and thou and grant me this, give me that. My kids say, "Hi God! Thanks for my toys and my friends. Please keep the bad dreams away tonight. Sorry, I don't want to go to Heaven yet. I would miss my Mommy and Daddy."
When I see a mud puddle I step around it. I see muddy shoes and dirty carpets. My kids sit in it. They see dams to build, rivers to cross, and worms to play with.
I wonder if we are given kids to teach or to learn from? No wonder God loves the little children! Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things. - Author Unknown
When I look at a patch of dandelions, I see a bunch of weeds that are going to take over my yard. My kids see flowers for Mom and blowing white fluff you can wish on.
When I look at an old drunk and he smiles at me, I see a smelly, dirty person who probably wants money and I look away. My kids see someone smiling at them and they smile back.
When I hear music I love, I know I can't carry a tune and don't have much rhythm so I sit self-consciously and listen. My kids feel the beat and move to it. They sing out the words. If they don't know them, they make up their own.
When I feel wind on my face, I brace myself against it. I feel it messing up my hair and pulling me back when I walk. My kids close their eyes, spread their arms and fly with it, until they fall to the ground laughing.
When I pray, I say thee and thou and grant me this, give me that. My kids say, "Hi God! Thanks for my toys and my friends. Please keep the bad dreams away tonight. Sorry, I don't want to go to Heaven yet. I would miss my Mommy and Daddy."
When I see a mud puddle I step around it. I see muddy shoes and dirty carpets. My kids sit in it. They see dams to build, rivers to cross, and worms to play with.
I wonder if we are given kids to teach or to learn from? No wonder God loves the little children! Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things. - Author Unknown
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I WISH YOU BIG MUD PUDDLES AND SUNNY YELLOW DANDELIONS!!
I WISH YOU BIG MUD PUDDLES AND SUNNY YELLOW DANDELIONS!!
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