All day long I come up with ideas of what I can write about on here. From more information on how cloth diapering is going to how my husband and I are finding time for each other. As I drive down the road on our way home from another fun adventure, I think about the highlights, the smiles, and fun had by all. I want to capture it all. I've also had a few "deep thought" posts in my head too. But as I sit down in front of this blank screen my mind goes blank. Blank from exhaustion. Blank from too many thought. Who knows. So here is my attempt to reach into the depths of my ever so tired brain to keep this blog up-to-date with our ever busy, exciting, frustrating, changing, joy filled lives.
I'll start with story from last weekend. I hope I never forget this crazy Saturday. Most Saturdays start with a big yummy breakfast prepared by Matt and Lauren. This Saturday however found us tired and moving a bit slower than normal. Matt and I both look at each other and agreed that easy breakfast it was. But then our pantry told us a different story. We were out the essentials necessary to provide such a meal. So I brushed my teeth and ran to the store, where my hungry tummy found lots of food we could eat for breakfast. When I left the store my bags were filled with blueberry muffins from the bakery, frozen waffles, bagels, and bread (so we could eat lunch). After scarfing down said items we decided to head to the pool. The day looked warm enough and although the sky was a little overcast it would be a fun family outing.
We get all packed, sunscreened, and ready to go. We enjoy a wonderful few hours at the pool. Lauren and I just didn't see any reason to get out - we were having a great time. Then it started to sprinkle a little- no biggy. Then we saw them. The black stormy looking clouds in the not so distant sky. So out we got. As we were dried off and packing up the first thunder shook the sky. We start getting ready with a little more urgency. As we're packing into the car we hear more thunder and the black clouds are practically on top of us as the flashes of lightning light up the darkening sky.
I hopped into the driver's seat- even though Matt usually takes the wheel when we go someplace together- I tend to be heavier on the gas petal and I just wanted to get home and get home now! We pull out of the parking lot and headed down the street. At the stop sign the storm is right up ahead. I'm encouraging the cars to hurry up, we turn the corner and head down the street- the rain starts coming down and it's heavy thunderstorm rain. As we drive a bit further the rain gets even heavier. I look up in the sky and the clouds are swirling and the wind is blowing. I started feeling like Dorthy and was in pure panic mode.
Luckily for me, God blessed me with a wonderful husband who is calm, cool, and encouraging. He's talking me though the drive, keeping my anxiety at bay. Then comes the hail. Oh my goodness- HUGE hail. Hitting the car from every angle and the rain is getting even heavier. I could barely see the car in front of us. I'm driving like 20 mph and the rain was coming down so fast that it was creating flood waters on the road. I go even slower as I notice the water is even with the curb. All I kept thinking was "Get Us Home!!!" and it just wasn't happening fast enough.
The hail let up and we were able to make it the rest of the way home with just heavy rain and slow travel. When we finally made it into our driveway I laughed because now we had to get into the house. Luckily for us we had our bathing suits on so we could just go without a worry. Matt wanted to wait until it let up more- but I just wanted out of the car and into my house- so Lauren and I made a dash for it, followed by Matt and Olivia. We were just a wet as when we got out of the pool just a short time earlier. I was so happy to be home and also that we didn't lose power like the storm a few weeks earlier.
I'm not sure what was going through Lauren's mind. She made not one peep the whole way home. Bless my heart, Olivia slept through the whole thing- true to form for her. She slept through the last storm that came through and left us without power for 12 or so hours. I thought for sure we were going to be taken by a twister to the Land of Oz. Oh did I say a prayer of thanksgiving when all was said and done. Oz and it's munchkins never appealed to me and I never want to take the trip there.
We enjoyed some down time as the girls napped. We had take-out dinner, a nice luxury for all of us. Then we enjoyed watching a movie together as a family.
Oh the memories we make!
"From the ends of the earth I call you,
I call you as my heart grows faint;
lead me to the rock that is higher than I."
Psalm 61:2
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