This day has brought a few surprises and much devastation. The area that we live in has seen the worst flooding since 1913. Of course it would be in "13", just a little nod from you know who!
During a 10 - 12 hour period in our immediate area we received anywhere from 12 - 10 inches. Here in Franklin we received 9.29 inches according to the weather service out of Indianapolis. It rained the entire night and didn't let up once it was daylight either. This county was declared to be in a state of emergency along with most of the surrounding counties. Not only has this area had to deal with tornadoes for a couple of weeks, but now all of this flooding. Many roads and interstates were closed all day and may remain closed tomorrow as well.
Kelli called and woke me up this morning with the news that their neighborhood was flooded and that the fire department was trying to rescue some friends of theirs by boat. The lake in the neighborhood had almost made it up to Brad and Kelli's mailbox and when Brad returned home from practice he had to park outside of the sub-division.
There has been flooding all around us, we lost power for a couple of hours but that was only a little gnat flipping around us compared to all the poor people in the flooded areas. The worst that we faced was the sump-pump not keeping up with water under the house. All is well!
Another sadness today, our son-in-law lost a grandmother. She had only been ill for a very short time, so the suddenness of the loss is very hard. Our prayers and love are with him as well as his mom and dad and their family. We know the heartache of losing a parent and although it is a natural process of life, it is never easy to accept that loss or the pain that you hold in your heart for the rest of your life.
We are looking forward to a birthday party tomorrow for our grandson Chase. It is to be a pool party and other than the fact that we will get to see him having fun with swimming and with his friends, we are just going to be there for the cake and ice cream! Chase won't even see us, but that is ok, we got to spend Friday with him and took him shopping and had a fun day. It is always fun to spend time with the grand children. We love them soooo much!
Well, just wanted to record the huge news of the day and make sure that I didn't forget, something I do on a regular basis these days! And to honor a loss that although was expected will not be an easy thing. We're so sorry Brad!
Saturday, June 7, 2008
My very first entry!
I am so excited! This is my very first entry and I really don't know where to start. I have thought about this for a while and I think I want to just introduce myself first and tell you about my family.
My name is Mary Lou and I was born and raised in a small Midwest community. My husband and I have raised our two children in the same general area that we both grew up in and they are now both adults with lives of their own. Our children have very busy lives with jobs and responsibilities that go well beyond wanting to worry about what mom and dad are up to.
We are at this time getting ready to make some very major changes in our lives and with these uncertain times, we are trying to anticipate every aspect of these changes. Hard to do when you don't know what the next day will bring. We are planning to leave a job that has been the main focus of both of our lives for almost 28 years. Not just a job, a life. We have been at this location/job for the majority of our lives.
We have lived, worked, raised our children, lost our parents, lost pets, gotten new pets, chaperoned Super Bowl parties. Sat and listened to our future son-in-law profess his love and devotion to his future bride, sat up and waited for kids to make curfew. Taken pictures before proms, come home after ball games and welcomed new grand babies into this home.
In case you can't tell, we have really lived a life and enjoyed it in this one location. It is now time to move on. We have reached a place in our lives when we want to be closer to those children and grandchildren. We want to be available to pick up grand kids from school, go visit at lunch, be there for school programs and know what is happening with them on a day to day basis. Not be two hours away and unable to visit on a "school night".
So, we are moving. In 12 weeks we will be making this move and settling in to a new home. We have spent the last two and a half years living in 2 places. It's been hard but the end is in sight now. We can do it!
My name is Mary Lou and I was born and raised in a small Midwest community. My husband and I have raised our two children in the same general area that we both grew up in and they are now both adults with lives of their own. Our children have very busy lives with jobs and responsibilities that go well beyond wanting to worry about what mom and dad are up to.
We are at this time getting ready to make some very major changes in our lives and with these uncertain times, we are trying to anticipate every aspect of these changes. Hard to do when you don't know what the next day will bring. We are planning to leave a job that has been the main focus of both of our lives for almost 28 years. Not just a job, a life. We have been at this location/job for the majority of our lives.
We have lived, worked, raised our children, lost our parents, lost pets, gotten new pets, chaperoned Super Bowl parties. Sat and listened to our future son-in-law profess his love and devotion to his future bride, sat up and waited for kids to make curfew. Taken pictures before proms, come home after ball games and welcomed new grand babies into this home.
In case you can't tell, we have really lived a life and enjoyed it in this one location. It is now time to move on. We have reached a place in our lives when we want to be closer to those children and grandchildren. We want to be available to pick up grand kids from school, go visit at lunch, be there for school programs and know what is happening with them on a day to day basis. Not be two hours away and unable to visit on a "school night".
So, we are moving. In 12 weeks we will be making this move and settling in to a new home. We have spent the last two and a half years living in 2 places. It's been hard but the end is in sight now. We can do it!
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