ICE Cold Crazy

I am in real disbelief about all that has taken place over the last week. The only conclusion I can

come to is that myself and so many others are spoiled bigtime. We take the simplest things for granted but after this past 5 days I don't know if I will again. Likely yes, but not for a long while.

We got 2 inches of ice and then 3 inches of snow on top of that and my home county of Graves in KY is 100% without power and devastated. At my house there has been no power since Mon. Jan 26 at around 2am, the rest of the county lost power very early Tues. a.m. We've never experienced this kind of outage before and I've heard many old timers say they've never seen anything like this before. I guess the older ones mean since they were young and used to oil lamps and outdoor bathrooms, like my father-in-law. Anyone 50 or so and younger is in real shock as a result of having no running water or electricity for almost a week now and to top that off no phone service for 2 days at the outset. Family couldn't contact family and it was not a good feeling whatsoever!

I'm trying to stay thankful for the health of myself and my family - thank God. Of course things

could be much worse. Of course! Feeling clean is something you don't think will ever be off the table as an option. :D LOL

God is good no matter what. Myself and my family have no major damage to our houses, just trees down and branches everywhere. My electricity to my house is down. Its actually my Dad's house that we are renting. He is in Florida, ___hole. Just kidding Daddy! I am quite jealous of him at the moment though.

Well, me and the boys are off this afternoon to see their Dad in Arkansas. After all I have not a whole lot keeping in KY at the moment. Even walking up to the house at this point is dangerous because of the wires that are down. Staying with my brother in Tennessee has been nice but even the most precious niece and nephew can get on the nervous system after a while! Maybe I can get my friend Kristin's friend's # and get a valuum. Cannot spell that. Between my 2 and their 2 Mommy needs a nerve pill, baaaddddd.

Potpouri

Its been a while and I'm in the mood to type so here goes.

We're still in good ole Kentuck and I can't say I mind. We enrolled Garret in school and he
really seems to be glad which I didn't expect. He was so difficult during our 3 mos. of home
schooling. His personality needs structure and the constant kind not just the kind I tried
to instill while he was home. I was inconveniencing him and no matter how much I talked
to him about how school was not an option or a passtime when you feel like it, he just
couldn't comprehend. Well, 3 months and $700 later we know now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was glad that the election was over finally and have actually acquiesced to the idea of
President Obama although I still do not like his liberal ways. I must point at that his language
as of late has been in stark contrast to his rhetoric on the campaign trail which is to be
expected. I'm wondering how all the people who voted for him are going to feel when
it is pretty much business as usual in Washington. At least they'll have a new guy to blame
when things aren't hunky dory!!! I've never been one to blame a President unless it might
be for a little thing called purgery, in that case I had to call a spade a spade. The same people
who have been such Bush haters are the Clinton lovers and for what? Because the economy
was good while he was President even though he had absolutely nothing to do with it????
He was excellent at taking the credit though that's for sure.

My best friend recently moved to China and so many times I have wished I could go with her!
The apathy, flakiness (for lack of a better word), critical spirit, and plain old complaining that goes on in this great country of ours is enough to make even the most patriotic person want to
pack up and say Saia Nara! Can't very well spell that. *) I guess that buck should stop here. Okay, so I'm complaining a little - sorry! I have a lot to be thankful for that is for sure. I have
2 healthy sons that make my life really joyful. I have a roof over my head and heat which is more than many Europeans can say right now thanks to mother Russia. Thank God she's not
my mother. I'm sure the Europeans and Ukrainians are saying that about now also.
Anyway I digress. We have enough to pay our bills although not alot after that but I am thankful to have what I have. I'm thankful to know Christ as my Savior. If everything else is
stripped away I have eternal life and that is quite amazing and wonderful. If I teach my sons anything I hope it is that their hope lies in nothing else to borrow a line from a beautiful song. As long as they know Him and know that He is trustworthy they will be just fine.

Happy New Year to anyone who comes across this blog. I hope 2009 is a great and prosperous year for you and yours. I know it will be for me because I am too blessed to expect anything else.