Feeling It Friday!

Sore feet and sunburned but boy did we have fun!  Darling Diva found herself in possession of a free pass to our local water park for doing her summer reading, way to go Diva!

The wave pool was a hit for us all.  Sitting in the shallows while the waves moved us in and out of the surf, walking out until each wave neared DD's face and riding the waves back in...if only we lived on a coast I think we'd all be learning to hang ten.  ~smile~

After being battered around in the wave pool it was time for a bit of relaxation, aka The Lazy River.  Another personal favorite of mine.  Sun, tubes and water sprinklers make this water feature the perfect place to forage the imagination for story ideas and let some of life's stress just float away...

DD found a tube slide she just had to try and convinced her adorable Daddy to take her on it...after the first two times down, DD had the swing of things and no longer needed her security-daddy to hit the heights.  Much to Dear Hubby's delight and dismay.

All in all it was a great time, sore feet and sunburns included! 

What A Weekend!

Hot, steamy weather, cool breezes.  Thunder and lightening.  Downpours, eighty mile an hour winds, tornado's all resulting in a downed trees and a loss of power across the city, but to my knowledge there were thankfully, no deaths.

The loss of power was a pain, although also a very good reminder.  Most of the food in our fridge had to be tossed, which really grinds me. I've seen the faces of hunger right here in our country too many times, so throwing stuff out, disturbs me.  On my to do list this week is a trip to the grocery store and the food shelf with my donations.  I know of a small church run one right in my neighborhood which supports local families.  That will be perfect.

The power outage also threw my writing for a loop.  I got very little done this weekend.  No editing, little blogging and no writing will make this a very busy week for me.  Oh well, such is life, right.  :)

Again there was a positive with the negative.  Sitting in the dark with my hubby and darling diva while the storm pounded around us, we talked about storms we remembered from our childhood, partly as something to do and partly to ease my young ones worry.  As we talked I had an idea for a journal.  One done with my little diva in mind.  I'm going to start jotting down the who, what, where, whens and whys of storms and such for her to have as she grows.  The journal will grow, I'm sure, with firsts and boys and funnies and life, but it will be for her to share with her children, maybe during some frightening storm of their own. ;)

Have a great week!

A Bridge Collapse...

First let me say that my thoughts and prayers go out to everyone dealing with the aftermath of the I35 bridge collapse.....

I'm simply astounded at what has happened here. Mpls is for the most part a quiet city. Do we have crime? Of course, but certainly not on the same scale as the larger cities. Do we have to deal with earthquakes, hurricanes or tsunami's? No, the worst natural disasters we face are tornado's and flooding, but for each of those we have a little forewarning.

A collapsing bridge? Who would have ever thought it would happen...

I never did, but from now on, I will be very happy to get from one side of a bridge to the other safely.

Thankfully my family is all safe, but...

Remember...hug your loved ones often and tell them you love them every time the go out, it is a small thing that means so much.