Today was fabulous! Yesterday was not, so I needed it. I was so very dizzy yesterday I felt like I was going to lose it at any point. This happens sometimes at night, but never all day. Brandon even came home a little early to help out and I felt bad b/c I know it's not how he wanted to spend his evening, but I guess it's ok b/c I've had several nights alone by myself due to his work. SO, today was much needed and I loved it! Our neighbor Wendi has two little boys and is watching a friend of our's little boy too while they are out of town for a couple days. I told her to bring them over and play b/c we were going to be home anyway. It was great b/c the sun was shining, the air was crisp and I got some laundry done along with a little bit of sweeping outside. We had lunch and the kids played toys until they couldn't play anymore. I just spoke to Wendi and she said naps were a HUGE success. They were at our house too! Everyone took at least a 2 hour nap, including me! We just got back from a little walk and some time at the playground. Brick's leash split in half so we had to come home. We plan to do this all over again tomorrow. I'll watch all 5 so she can run her dog and then watch them for me so I can run somewhere quick. I love having such wonderful friends!!!

What do you say when your 3 year old son asks you why you are wearing your big jeans?

Well, it seems like we always end up in the eye of the storm and the day people think they should close everything and stay home, guess what... nothing happens. I was asleep, but everyone that was awake said it poured like crazy last night. I think that's why I don't mind hurricanes. There's no thunder and lightening to wake you or the kids up in the middle of the night. Brandon ended up coming home this morning and the kids were too excited to see him to leave him alone. I loaded them up in the van and we headed off base. We hit up Joann's and got some deals on some Christmas items for us and the next MOPS craft. Then we went to Dollar Tree and got a few more things for stockings and such. We still had time to kill before naps so we went to Target. I try to avoid this little square of heaven b/c I never want to leave. I told the kids that we could go straight to the toys and just let them play. They never get to do this. Since I had nothing I really needed I just wanted to waste time. You would have thought it was Saturday with all the people in the store. The kids loved it! Sophie had on a dress and had to wear her fancy shoes Brandon got her. She found a grocery cart full of food and clicked her little self up and down the aisles yelling, "Now Boppy!" and "Boppy come!" I'm surprised I didn't pee in my pants from laughing so hard. I did get a little video on my phone, but not sure how to put it on here b/c I don't care for fancy phones that email and play games. So, the next time you see me just ask for a peek. We left with no toys, some stocking stuffers and full tummys from the hot dog and chips they got at the food section. Brandon was awake when we got home so they played for a while and then they all went to bed. I enjoyed lying on the couch doing nothing but watching mindless television. Now dinner is in the oven, the kids are playing hide and seek with the fart machine and Brandon is about to leave. It's been a pretty good day I must say.

After turning on the Weather Channel a little while ago I learned that hurricane season is typically over this time of year and here we are having lil' miss Ida coming our way. They predict several inches of rain... a whole 1/2 inch for today and possibly 1-2 inches tomorrow. Should I feel like an idiot yet for rushing out at 8:00 this morning to fill up my tank with gas and rushing to the commissary to get bottled water, milk, batteries and diapers? Right now I'm thinking I should. For the record, I never rush out and do any of these things b/c I've never had to before and I just think that I'm going to make myself paranoid if I do. (And end up with a laundry room full of gallons of water that I will never use.) I don't doubt those things are necessary by any means. Call me crazy, but a nasty thunderstorm or a tornado scare me a heck of a lot more than hurricanes do. I've seen what it takes to knock down these houses and it's not wind and water doing it. It takes several excavators, material handlers and such to tear down these walls. I like to think that we have houses "built on the Rock." I've been told the only way we would flood would be from a category 5 hurricane. (that or a good pipe leak!) Brandon is still on nights this week, so he's gone and won't be back until around 6:00 tomorrow night. They told him this morning when he went in that they are only going to keep a few people there and since he's on nights he's one of them. I wasn't really planning on seeing him much this week, so I wasn't too terribly upset when I heard that. Good news is he will now be home on Wednesday like all the other spouses who get Veteran's Day off. He was going to have to spend the day sleeping, which I'm sure he will still do some of, but at least I know he'll be awake to enjoy some of it. I'm off to see if I can get these kids fed and to an early bedtime. No naps and a day of excitement can wear them out pretty good. Hope you are staying dry and everything I just said above doesn't come back to bite me!