Water, water Everywhere, but not a drop to drink!

When  we went to bed Friday night, we had no clue what we would wake up to Saturday morning. We knew rain with a chance of storms were predicted overnight, we just didn't realize HOW MUCH rain we would eventually get.  

Before bed, we had lightning like I've never seen before, other than the night of the April 27th, 2011 tornadoes. Flashes going off every few seconds, lasting for hours. It was truly an incredible sight!  It looked like things had calmed down, but within an hour of going to bed, strong (and LOUD) thunderstorms came through our area. We also noticed how heavy the rain seemed to be. Don't get me wrong, I love our deck, but I had NO IDEA how loud the rain hitting that deck would be in our bedroom. HAHA! (The head of our bed is against the outside wall where the deck is.)  It rained, and rained, and RAINED all night long!

When an exceptionally loud thunderstorm woke us up early this morning, I checked Facebook to see if there was anything going on. I saw that my mom had posted that they had already received at least 7 1/2" and her boat house was half-way under water.  I immediately called to make sure they were OK. She assured me they were fine and the house was fine, but they probably wouldn't be able to leave the house until things calmed down and the water receded. I then saw where people were saying many roads in our town were flooded.

Then, the pictures started rolling in:

Hwy 21 Munford. The owner of the car told police he thought he could make it if he tried to
 drive through the water fast enough.  Photo by Marty.

Jenifer Road in Munford. Photo by Marty

Cheaha Road in Munford. Photo by Beth Collett

Munford. Photo by Beth Collett

Munford. There was supposed to be a rodeo here today! Photo by Beth Collett

Munford. Photo by Beth Collett

Munford. Photo by Beth Collett

Driveway off Hwy 21 in Munford. Photo by Justin/Jodie Lackey

Driveway to Hwy 21. Photo by Stacy Sirmon

Cheaha Road in Munford. Photo by Beth Collett

Side of Hwy 21. The "brush" is dried corn stalks that floated across
the hwy and got lodged in the fence.  Photo by Marty

Curry Station Road, Munford. Photo by @cila10860

Hwy 21 Munford. Photo by Justin/Jodie Lackey

The scariest thing I saw this morning was this video taken by Jessica Watts of Munford.  This is on Cheaha Road in Munford, at the foot of Cheaha Mountain. My mother has to drive this road every day to get to her house.

CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO

Thankfully, so far everyone we know is safe, but there are a lot of people who have a lot of damage to clean up! We definitely need to remember this during the summer when we are complaining because we have no rain!

I hope you all have a calm, uneventful weekend!

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Thanks to those of you who let me use your photos. And for those I don't personally know, I will remove the photo/video if you want me to!

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to my very best friend in the whole world....

My Mama.

My mother has been right by my side through thick and thin, good times and bad, joy and sadness. I can't imagine not talking to her every single day. She makes bad days good, and good days even better! She's not only my best friend, but my daughter's best friend, too. We are so incredibly blessed!

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY MAMA! We love you more than anything!!

I would also like to wish a Happy Mother's Day to all the moms, soon-to-be moms, hope to be moms, moms who have lost their children, single dads who also serve as moms, friends and relatives who are raising children whose moms couldn't, step-moms, foster moms, adoptive moms, stand-in moms, and fur-baby moms out there!

Happy Nurse's Week!

When I went in to work Monday, I was seriously thinking about changing careers. Within 1 hour of being at work, this is what my desk looked like:

Each chart represents a patient that has called with a question or concern. To make matters worse, 90% of these charts had questions or concerns that needed to be answered by the doctor, so that means at least 2 phone calls and discussion with the doctor per chart.  By lunch time, I was ready to throw in the towel and live in a cardboard box.

Then, like she could sense my frustration, my administrator comes in and gives me this:

 

I mean seriously, who would ever want to leave this place????

So, I sucked it up, and plowed on through my the rest of the day.

Happy Nurse's Week to all of those who plow through each day and make a difference in someone's life!

Happy Forever Home Day Sweets!

One year ago today, our lives changed....a lot.  No, we didn't have a baby, lose a loved one, or experience any tragedy.  BUT, we did do something that I didn't think we would ever do...

We adopted a cat!

I never thought I would own another cat, much less own an indoor cat, but Sweets has made herself right at home! She is so much a part of our life now, we can't imagine things without her! Sure, we all had some growing pains (RIP printer, lamp, dryer vents 1, 2, & 3,  etc...), but now we completely go into panic mode if we don't see or hear her for an extended period of time. I can't tell you how many times we have been late because we wouldn't walk out of the house until we knew exactly where she was. Normally, all it takes is a shake of her treat jar and she comes running. Girlfriend LOVES her treats! If she doesn't come running, that means she's closed inside the laundry room, closet, bathroom, etc....

We celebrated today by giving Sweets a plate of shredded roasted chicken, her favorite food. She kept looking at us like "Really? This is all for ME?"  We tried to put a hat on her, but she wasn't having ANY of that!  LOL

Happy 1st Forever Home Day Sweets!

Thank you for bringing such joy to our home!

Mother's Day crafts, with a few Graduation things thrown in!

Hey my friends!

Yes, I realize this is about the 4th (or 10th) week in a row I've only posted once or twice. I could promise you that it will eventually get better, but I would probably be lying.  How about if I just promise to post at least once or twice a week?

At least I have a good excuse this week. I've been working on crafts for a March of Dimes benefit that was held today. We had a great time, even though the massive rainfall we've had kept most people away. Since my crafting has been getting in the way of blogging, I thought I would share a few of the things I've been working on.

Since it is almost Mother's Day and graduation is right around the corner, I tried to make things that people could give for those occasions.

 

These are full of sequins. They are fun to pick up and shake around.

 

Munford is the name of our local schools

 

These are customized money holders. Perfect for that graduate in your life!

Inside of Money holders.

I found this file HERE

I found this graphic online. I love this verse!

So that, my friends, is what I've been doing instead of blogging. Do y'all still like me?  LOL

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and I'll try to talk to you again before next weekend.