And so we left...

So we went to mass this morning, 10am at a different church than usual in effort to be at the Fairgrounds in time for Family Day. In these parts there is a Catholic church/school on about every corner so your choice of mass times vary from 6:30am to 6pm. Family Day at the Fairgrounds is just that, Family Day. The admission is only $1 and you get to watch the horses race and they have all sorts of activities for the kids. Well, having never been to the church we chose to attend this morning we didn't know many people there. And little sister was acting very tired so daddy held her most of mass. I didn't think much of her being tired because of the fun filled day before.
Shortly before Communion she woke up and said she didn't feel good. Only seconds later (and of course durning the quietest time in mass) we heard, cough, cough, splat! As I tried to convince the couple next to us that it was in their best interest to move quickly, again we heard, cough, cough, splat!

Again, not being familiar with this church I didn't know where the bathroom was so I escorted my sick little girl outside and let her finish her business outside in the grass. I then came back in to find the bathroom and of course there was a line 5 deep. I eventually was given some paper towels by one of the parishoners so as to clean up the mess in the pews.

So, in this time span of about 5 minutes (although it felt like an eternity) I decided that after I received Communion I should leave to get sick little girl home, bathed, and snuggled.

And so we left...

Hurricanes, Tornado's, and Flood's oh my!!

As I was awaken by the crash of thunder at 2am I wondered what the heck is going on!? I checked on the little ones (what mother doesn't when for one reason or another awaken in the middle of the night?) and within minutes heard the thunder crack again! If I weren't already awake and aware of what was going on I'd think someone broke in through the window. This continued on through the night as did the battle of trying to keep the little ones comforted. We made 'floor beds' for the kids to stay in our room because their room (less than 10 feet away) was not safe enough for them, or so they thought. I heard those same cracks of thunder at 2:30, 3:15, 4:30, 5:00, 5:45, and then finally woke up at 6:30am to start my day! Needless to say I am tired and in need of a nap, which I won't get.

PTL that our neck of the woods was not damaged as a result of the storms last night but not so true for those living just miles away. Tornado's (or they may say the same one just jig-jogging all over the place) towered through several different cities and wrecked havoc on houses that are STILL trying to recover from Hurricane Katrina! We just can't win!!!! If it's not a Hurricane, it is a tornado and if not those we are always at risk for floods.

Needless to say my stress level has jumped quite a bit since I moved down here. I know you can experience a Tornado just about anywhere in the US but it seems there are more and more around these parts lately.

I guess my muffled thoughts here are just my way of being thankful for the things I have and PTL we are safe......for now!