oh, really? it was only the 2nd pile? grr..

just for the record, i hate the commercial by honda that has the family on a road trip in an suv making noises to 'create music'. it really makes me cringe, i'm not exactly sure why.

i didn't get to sleep until fairly late last night. first, i watched the game until 11:something and then i had to finish scoring 2 last papers. well if you read yesterday, i said i was in the middle of the 3rd class. much to my chagrin, as i triumphantly went to set my neat pile of scored papers on the pile, there was only one pile finished...how could i have made such a huge miscalculation?? well, it's because i had already graded the 2nd pile, i was just going back over it with the individual score rubric/comment sheet (which i didn't have when i first read their stories). boo in a big way.

after i finished scoring the papers, i went to my room and thought this was the only time i really had to read a book (which i may or may not have bought at walmart yesterday as well!) i got through about 3 or 4 chapters (ok, maybe it was six, but who's counting that late?!)

it's a trilogy all wrapped into one...it could take awhile because i'm usually a little short on spare time.

it's not a harlequin romance-it's actually a story of loss, tragedy, love, coping and God's hand in it all.

kingsbury, the author actually weaves a great story together-hard to put down!

then i heard the tornado siren-thank you town of addison. so i turned on the radio and listened to where the storm cells were and packed a mini cooler to put in the closet for just-in-cases..i included peanut butter and peanuts (protein) for me, matches, lighter and emergency candles, water, and dog food for the boys.

well, when it was finally about 2:10 and we were sure the threat had passed, we went to sleep.

the boys do surprisingly well during storms. bruno always wants to go sit on the balcony and watch the lightning, and chaco usually chimes in and says, "yeah! can we? can we go out and fly a kite with a key?" ever since he saw the coloring book about benjamin franklin (amazing american patriot!) he has been obsessed. so i make sure to never come home with kites. (not a difficult task).

at 6:30, i could smell that the crock pot chili was done, so i turned it to warm, and went back to sleep, but bruno was restless by 8, so we got up and after fixing a very ugly concoction for them, i had myself a bowl of chili. it was actually very good-leaving just a hint of heat..yum.

alright, i am posting early-perhaps there will be another later tonight (depending on today).

have a blessed Sabbath! relax, rest and enjoy that which no one really deserves-truly we are blessed.
julie