Flooding and endless rain!

It's been raining like crazy this past week and along with waking up to rain, we also found this little guy making a home in our back entry way. Beautiful web, eh?

By 4 pm the rain was still raging and our backyard became a flooded mess, reaching the top of our tramp. By this time I had summoned Ron home and I was moving valuables up to higher ground. It must have been a sight to see Ronnie and me pushing the heavy Christmas tree upstairs! Luckily, the water did not reach the basement, but I was really worried.

Twice it reached this level, both times draining into our storm drain.

Phew, we did not suffer any flooding inside. It did make us realize what more we could do to prepare for a disaster. My advice...be prepared! More rain is still in the forecast....

Our life in Georgia

Georgia has been interesting. We haven't done any of the BIG things because many of the attractions are in down town Atlanta and we've been too busy to go, kids got sick, and frankly, we did not get paid in the summer so we wanted to save some money for food! Plus, we've met many nice people who have invited us to their house to play. Here are a few of the things we've been up to...along with swatting lots of bugs...

Pool parties

Painting Becca's toes for the first time! So fun...

Finding new parks

Playing with our friends, the Bluncks, who we knew from Iowa and who also got a job working at Georgia State...we are also in the same ward! Small world...

Forever the smiling monkeys! Becca insisted on sitting down with baby...

Ronnie is liking school better, I started a preschool for Jace with us moms as the teachers, and Becca loves carrying her doll, stuffed animals, and books all in her arms.

I hope to soon put up pictures of the dresses we made for the wedding.

Did I just turn 16 or 26?

The answer: 26...that would be scary if I was 16 with a hubby and three kids! (Ron just said that happened in Medieval times...eek!) Notice that both boys were sick on the couch-a mom's best birthday present:) Present #2, I took Jace to the doc due to his 4th week in a row brochialitis problem...fyi for those who know how many times I have fought this illness with my boys, a doc finally gave me a preventive inhaler so I won't have to go through the steroids and blah every time a cold invades-wahoo!
I got other stuff but I won't bore you with those details...my favorite part of this picture is our feet! Sorry about that :)
Ron taught a super late class so the rest of us at stayed at home and watched movies, some coughed a lot, made pizza, coughed some more and had medicine, supported our local ice cream man, and went to bed coughing! But we had a good time doing it! Good thing no one came for dinner!

Jace's face sums up the best 26th birthday ever! Thanks to my mom for going through with delivering me...even though I am often reminded that you almost had a blood transfusion, and contracted shingles and a bladder infection after wards...but come on, wasn't I worth it?