SuMmEr FuN...

These are pictures of some of my lilies that we have in our yard. Our latest addition is the Clamatis. I don't have pictures of those yet, but they are vining plants that have beautiful flowers in them. I have one climbing up our light post out front, and two in the trellis in the back yard.

Bethanie and Elizabeth

Madison enjoying herself pool side

We have been enjoying time at the pool this summer. I swear I have like 4 extra kids. It is always more than just mine around, which I absolutely LOVE! This one picture is Bethanie and her friend Elizabeth, and yesterday we went to the pool with her. Madison is really enjoying the pool this year, too because she can reach the bottom in the medium pool. She is a little water bug! This picture is just her, being a diva.

My DaD...

We had a really QUICK birthday celebration at my parents home on Saturday. We had to hurry back home because of the weather. My parents live about 30 minutes away, and we dont get to just go and visit much. But it was a special day. My dad turned 64. We also celebrated my sister-in-law's birthday too. I wont tell her age. :O) I have such a great family. My dad is just a big teddy bear. He has really mellowed out over the years, and I love him a ton. YES DAD, I DO!!!!

Anyway, I hope that they had a great birthday party, even though it was rushed and a little full of stress. We knew we would be taking our family INTO the storm. We had none of our electronics unplugged and we did NOT want to lose our computers and TVs. :O)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, and HAPPY FATHER'S DAY, Dad!

My HUSBAND, is also a wonderful dad. I couldn't have picked a better man to be the father of my children. Sometimes Jeff is way too hard on himself. We live a difficult life with Asperger's in our family. But we do the best we can, and we are always striving to learn, and to teach others about it. That said, sometimes we make mistakes along the way (alot), and living with constant tension is really tough. I am grateful for him, for his patience, for his strength. I look forward to him coming home each night after work, because I miss him terribly. I hope he knows how much we all love him! I LOVE YOU JEFF, Happy Father's Day!

DaY 2!

We have been pummeled with strong storms. We found ourselves in the basement again last night because out of the blue, the tornado sirens started up. Good thing! 4 miles East of us, there was a rather violent wall cloud that was really spinning. So scary! Poor Bethanie has become terrified of the weather, as soon as she hears it thunder. :( I hope we are done with the nasty weather for a while. I am rather tired. We have had lots of late nights.

JuNe 19, 2010...

We woke up this morning in an unusual way. Matthew came in and told us about the weather, and Jeff got up and saw outside and came and got me. It was nasty looking! Usually we don't have storms like this so early in the morning. It usually hits late evening when the day is coming to the end and it is cooling off. We ended up having 75 mile an hour winds. We waited with two panic stricken girls, and a hyper boy until it ended. Then we drove around and saw all the damage. I hate storms like that. I don't mind a good thunderstorm, but not when they feel so volatile and dangerous. The atmosphere feels fierce when it gets like that.....I am not a fan.

These are pictures of some of the damage. This storm created relatively minor damage compared to what it COULD have done. We have seen storms like this take out entire towns, and render others fairly useless.

SuMmEr TiMe BLuEs...

I have them.

Waaah!

So, a week ago yesterday, I was hosing off our deck, refilled the birdfeeder, and birdbath, and then slipped and fell down all six steps of the deck. I put my neck and back out in several places. I have now been to the chiropractor twice, and might have to go back again, I cant tell yet. The sad thing is that on Saturday, I hit my head on the door jam of the van as I was getting in and felt it pop out again, so off I went to be treated again today. The problem is that I cant have my neck adjusted in the traditional way because I have a chiari malformation, and increased spinal fluid. I was strongly cautioned by my neurologist NOT to have my neck messed with, so he (the chiropractor) had to be creative in how to put it back into place. I feel better today after the visit, but my muscles are still really tender and sore. I hope I don't have to go back again. Next time, the deck will remain dirty. :)