I toke them to tagert for a bit, that didn't good well so know we are back and sitting in a very dark house bored out of our minds.

Julie - use this opportunity to play verbal type games. You could also use your laptop (I am assuming that is what you are using right now as you don't have electricity) and take a cyber vacation with them. Search some foreign country, look at the pictures, and play an imagination game of what it would be like to be there and what would they do. Or, look at paintings on the internet and have the kids talk about what they are seeing; colors, interpretations, designs, etc. Have fun with it. As I am sure you know, bored kids mean trouble. LOL

I'm having to use my cell phone, I have the kids out in the back playing right now, its very nice and breezy. Our whole back yard is shady so we can play all without worring too much about sun burnes.

I've been in Tulsa for 4 days. I left there this morning during a wild storm! Can we say E-ticket ride at disney! Yeehaw!!

Anyway, flooding, thunderstorms, lightening, hail, tornadoes, you name it, I saw it while I was there.

I have been all over the country today trying to get home...Tulsa, OKC, LAS, PHX, and now I am in Salt Lake City....I am NOT spending the night so I am headed to Twin Falls and driving home from there.

I hope everyone survives the nasty weather in the mid/southwest. It's windy and cloudy here, but I can handle that.

Remember the saying - turn around, don't drown when you see high water on the roadway!!!

they are saying the power may take 2 days to get on. I finnally found some dry ice, $70.00 for 5 bags (we 2 fridge and a deep freeze full of food).

Holy Cow Julie that highway robery.....but its great you can get it....we wouldnt have it anywhere in the next 5 surrounding counties down here ol.....

Cheryl.....please be careful on your drive home girl...I dont blame you thooug, after a day like you have had I would be bound to get home too........

ewiz.....I know what ya mean bout worring bout others.....we have several places that still have flooding from the last storm and floods we had.....and some are just geting thier homes and business finished leaned up and now its here again.....
Makes me feel blessed ya know it.....

Sue......yeah they said same thing here...that it would NOT be a good thing if we see sunshine....that it would mean more dangerious weather.....I hate to pay that we DONT see sunshine lol....just seems so wrong(but it did just pop out right as I was tping this...DD said UUHHH OOOHH MOM!!!!......stay safe and dry girl!

TK- Sissy did make it home....they went through water in 2 places...and the bus driver was skeered...but he told the kids he would get them home safe no matter what it took lol.......It was just starting to flow across the road so it wasnt to bad....

But when she got home the power and phone's are out......the phone is back on but not the electric...I am on battery so cant stay on long....will need it to check the weather throughout the evening......

Day girl....I am glad your not getting al this rain...has your road flooded today?

I'm so sad, we have lots of trees in our back yard and they gave the kids LOTS of shade, well the power company had tree trimers come by and trim all the trees the were within 4 feet of the power lines. Well we lots almost ALL our shade. I just can't belive they had to cut SO much.