Finally

After today around 1pm we shouldn't have anymore rain for several days!!!! I am really happy about that considering I am off work for the next 3 days starting tomorrow. The rain that fell early friday morning caused flooding in Dallas. Of course other areas too but mainly there. My work floods. It actually hadn't flooded for quite sometime but with all this rain we have started flooding again. So yesterday I got to listen to the loud dehumidifiers running.

Next week will be a long week at work. I'm working quite a bit since someone is going on vacation. I guess it will all work out ok since I can sleep in.

Today I will need to go and get some groceries and I will do that after work. Tomorrow I hope to get snap happy and take pictures of the kids. Maybe make a trip to six flags with the big kids. We did their monthly membership almost a year ago and I think after we ride the new ride we are going to cancel. It has been a great way to be able to go to the park. But the kids get bored. So maybe next season we will get passes again. Give them a break.

My kids are happy to finally be done with school. I picked them all up yesterday and took them to lunch at cicis pizza. They were happy about that. I let them play games and they had a good time. Even Harley who is usually scared of the arcade played. He drove the racecar and loved it. He is usually the first one ready to leave but this time he was the last one ready to leave. He threw a big fit.

When we were trying to figure out where we wanted to eat Harley wanted a cheeseburger. But nobody else wanted that. I will have to get him a cheeseburger today I guess.

End in sight!

They just said on the news that the rain will end soon! Yay! It stormed again last night and is suppose to do the same tonight. I am glad I will be home to enjoy the storm instead of being at work. I love the thunder and lighting and these storms have been bringing alot of it.

The twins have been house bound all week because of the weather. We have been able to play outside here and there but they don't  want to stay long because everything is still wet and the mosquitoes are horrible and not to mention its been so humid and sticky feeling. We may just make a trip to target just so they can run around crazy.

The big kids are happy they only have today amd tomorrow left of school. Kaylee had extra pep this morning knowing she is almost done. She is my child who has always hated school. The first couple of days of the new school year she has some excitement and then we get the i dont want to go to school, i hate school. Then she settles in after a few weeks and is ok. But after breaks she doesnt want to go back. The other two kids dont give me much problem. They dont like school but are willing to go. But we are all ready for a break. I always look forward to sleeping past 6am.

We don't have any set plans for summer but really hope to take a weekend trip somewhere. I want to go to the coast or head to san marcos to the river.

Everyday

We got more rain yesterday and we have rain in the forcast for everyday until Sunday. My kids want to play outside.

I started this post before I went into work, it ended up storming pretty good. Lots of wind, thunder and lighting. Thankfully by the time we left the storm was past us. Our store flooded as it normally does. The lightning show on the way home was pretty awesome. I am realky hoping today will be rain free but the news is already talking about storms for the afternoon again.

Yesterday when I did take the twins out to play Ella exclaimed "The sun is up, no more rain." I wish that was true for a bit. I think we may need to go to the local mall one day and let them play on their indoor playground.

Work was the same old stuff. I think I am going to try and look for a new job. Too many changes happening recently and I don't think they are for the better.

The kids last day of school is Friday. Yesterday Kaylee had field day, she said it was alot of fun. They got muddy too and she said everyone had to take their shoes off before going back inside to the school. I am sure that smell was lovely! Friday is a half day for them and I know they are ready for that last school bell to ring.

Today will be a busy cleaning day for me. I need to get my room cleaned up. We are having a problem with ants. With all the rain they have decided to make our house their home. I was going to spray but since the twins are always in our room I'd rather not for their safety. For now I will live with them until it dries up outside and they move out.

Picture from rain

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As we speak we are about half way done building our Ark, not really but it feels like we may need a boat of some kind soon. Yesterday after work we went and bought a few groceries and then rushed home. We got the last 2 bags in the house as it started to rain. It rained for a bit and quit. Me and the hubby settled in to watch our movie, interstellar which was a good movie by the way.

After the movie it began to storm. I ended up going to bed. Around 2 our power went out. It was out until almost 9 this morning. I am really glad it didn't stay out longer. When we woke it was a downpour of rain. It looked as if we had our own river in the backyard. I wasnt too concerned about flooding and thankfully we didn't experience any. Also in the night we had been under a tornado warning and didn't even know about it until this morning. Good thing it didn't form or touchdown.

This morning we took a drive to see the river and then back home. Not out of the banks but pretty darn close. Around 11 we went to my parents to visit. We stayed for a bit and then headed home.

Now we are relaxing and watching the box trolls. Not a bad movie, but of course I am not truly watching it. Michael and Kaylee are. I think i am going to take a nap. My eyes feel so heavy.

I should add before i quit writing, it is still suppose to rain later. I honestly don't know how much more our rivers and lakes can take. Most are well above the normal lake level.

Rain, rain go away

It is raining yet again. And again or rather still we have everyday forcasted for rain. I do enjoy the rain but I would like to be able to take the twins to the park or go out not having to worry about Ella and Harley being puddle jumpers. I was really hoping we could do something as a family this weekend but I think that will be put on hold until further notice.

I am hoping for a small few hours of no rain so I can take the big kids for pictures. But that is looking pretty slim.

Today I have to work and only until 3:30 thankfully. I suspect it will be a slow day at work with ot being Memorial day weekend. I know last night was slow and I was having to find stuff to work on. I will definitely be ready to clock out at the end of my shift.

Maybe I will go see my parents. At least that would be out of the house. I am sure whatever we decide on will be fine. I do have movies I rented this morning. 

It's May, right?!?

It's chilly today! A little over a week and it will be June. We woke up to a thunderstorm rumbling over us and a nice downpour of rain. I have been enjoying this rain we have been getting. Even if it is a bit much. All our lakes are finally full again. A bit of change from the last few years.

I wanted to make a day trip out of here on Sunday but we are suppose to have thunderstorms again. I hope the forcast changes from now to then. I want to take pictures and its the same ole stuff around here. It would be nice for some new pictures of the kids.

I wont be off work for the whole weekend but at least I will be off Sunday and Monday with Mike and the kids!

Speaking of the kids they have tomorrow and then 4 days next week for school. Then we will be out for summer!!! Woohoo. We had a really good summer last year, so I am hoping for the same this year. Sleeping in is top on my list! And of course spending time with the kids.

I just came to realize we have 1 year until we will be enrolling the twins for prek. Yikes!!! Excitement and sadness!!!

Lovely

The first week of April I took the 3 younger kids to take pictures in the bluebonnets. I love my camera, it takes wonderful pictures. The bulkyness is annoying with the bigger camera but it takes fantastic pictures. I was very surprised I got Ella and Harley to sit long enough for pictures. They did great.

You know me

I can't remember to write here for nothing! You would think it would be a reminder with me having the app on my phone but even though i see it everyday i forget to write here. Alot has happened since March. We celebrated Easter at our house. My parents joined us. Sadly my sister and her family didnt make it. Her twins were sick. So it was just us and it was a great day. As usual I made way too much food.

April we didn't do too much other than the normal got to school, go to work. Mike and I celebrated our 15 year anniversary. We had a nice weekend away. It really was awkward waking up to no kids. Last time we did that was when I was pregnant with the twins and the big kids liked spending alot of weekends at Grandma's house. We drove out to winstar in Oklahoma. It really was a lot of fun. We ended up coming out ahead so that was even nicer. We have officially decided we have to do more away trips just us two. Other than not waking up to kids, it was great being able to have conversations without kids interrupting. And holding hands and him opening the car door for me! We get so caught up in the everyday stuff, we forget the little things that are nice.

Two weeks after our adventure we celebrated Lexi turning 15! It's hard to believe she is that old. Where has the time really gone? I've been getting a little sentimental these past few weeks. Of course realizing she will only have 3 more years of school and then she will be off to college. I am really hoping she will go to a college close by. We have talked about maybe her going to the community college to get her basics and then choose a bigger school later. But ultimately it's her decision. Just today she kiddingly said she's not going to college. Her choice. I didn't go to college and I could still go. I have thought about it time to time. I still could if I wanted.

Lexi wrapped up her gymnastics. She choose not to go to her banquet. She says she didn't miss anything. I think she should have went but it was her choice for not going.

School will be out in a little more than a week. We don't have any plans set yet for summer, although I would like for us to take a weekend trip somewhere. Maybe to the coast or maybe north. A nice family trip would be good for us.

Today Kaylee graduated from 3rd grade. I am so proud of her. She made A/B honor roll for the year, got an award for citizenship, music and completion of the 3rd grade. The twins were so well behaved at the ceremony and it helped that Mike was there with us.