And the Rains Came...

This morning was a unwanted, but familiar scene. Rain had poured from the sky since yesterday morning. I awoke around 7 a.m., to the sounds of a raging river. Although there is no river, water has been pouring off the mountain on one side of my house.
The people of this town aren't strangers to flooding. Panic and fear set into my heart when I saw what was coming down the mountain. Although it wasn't washing us away, it brought back memories of the July 8, 2001 and the May 2, 2002 floods.
I decided to drive to the nearest convenience store to pick up a few essentials this morning. I then rode through town, slowly, to see what I could see. The creeks were up, and there were patches of water in the roadways. There were some mudslides.The Coney Island Underpass was completely flooded and traffic was being rerouted. WELC AM.FM reported that the Sandy River District was bearing the brunt of this rain. Anyway, here are some photos of what I saw today, including the ones of my house.

Belated Easter Postings

Well, Easter has come and gone. I'm late in posting about it. Chloe and I enjoyed coloring eggs. After the eggs had dried, we added face stickers that came with the coloring kit. She then pretended that the eggs were her friends in her Pre-K class. I love watching her do this. She has a wonderful imagination. Here are some pics.




Snow lay on the ground on Easter Sunday. I and two others hid eggs on around the church's parking lot. It was so cold! But the kids didn't care. They were all bundled up and full of excitement.

Snow, UGH!

Here it is, the day before Easter, and instead of beautiful blue skies, the smell of fresh-cut grass, and children playing contently, there's snow! UGH! And Easter Day isn't suppose to be much better. Here in my part of the U.S., the forecast is AM snow showers with a high of 46 and a low of 26. Not a good day to wear our cute Easter outfits, or hide and hunt Easter Eggs. But my DD and I will color them anyway. She's been looking foward to it, so I'm not going to tell her we can't color eggs because of the wintery weather. I guess we'll just hide them in the house for her and DS.

I still have to put the kids' Easter baskets together. I like making them instead of buying them already made, because I know what each child really likes, and I know what will be played with and what will eventually have to be donated.

This week is Spring Break for the kids. My DH and I have an ongoing joke about spending long periods of time with the kids by myself. He refers to it as, "Looks like you'll need to double up on your Prozac this week." I know that might seem mean, but the kids get bored and then they begin to argue. Then they begin to cry, and cry...and cry some more. It's a little fraying to the nerves sometimes. But with that said, there is nothing I would change about them. God gave us these children and He trusts us to provide for them and give them proper love and care. Some days are more difficult than others. With DS's autism especially. But I know he is a gift from God-one of His Angels.

I'm rambling too much. I'll wrap this up now and should have pictures to post tomorrow of us and the kids' enjoying this cold, wintery Easter.

Howdy Y'all, and Good Nite!

Wow, never imagined I'd have my own blog, but here I am! I don't have any one thing to blog about. Mainly my family and interests, as well as quirky sayings from my children.

My interests include: Frugal Living, digital scrapbooking and photography, being an Avon Representative, and simplifying and making my home a better place.

Not much time tonight to get going on this. It's almost midnight and I'm dealing with DD having a fever and congestion, as well as fluid build-up in the middle ear. Perhaps tomorrow I can get down to the nitty-gritty of
"The Green-y Bunch"! Good Nite!