I wish I had some ruby slippers....

One of the most frightening nights of my life was the night the tornado hit Tennessee. They came right through the town that I live. We had an eventful night crouched over in the bathroom floor. Lyla Brooke slept the entire time oblivious to her surroundings. As the rain came down so did the hail and wind. I was on my knees praying to God that he would keep us safe and protect our families. I actually was a nervous wreck. Chris kept trying to calm me asking me why I was so worried. At one point he asked me if I was afraid to die. As I sat there in the bathroom thinking of those words I began to tell myself.. no I am not afraid to die. I would love to be in heaven, but I did not want to leave my sweet Lyla Brooke. The more I thought about how I was not afraid to die the more calm I became. We all trusted in God and he did keep us safe. We had quite a bit of hail damage on our cars, but I will take that any day over loosing a loved one, a home or our priceless possessions.

Dr Swogger's Birthday.

A bunch of us girls from OHPA went to the Melting Pot for Dr. Swogger's birthday. It was so much fun to hang out with everyone outside of work. I was really sick that week and was on Bactrim for a double ear infection. I had taken my Bactrim prior to leaving for dinner and it made me SO SICK. Dr. Swogger had to stop in the middle of 2nd ave so that I could quickly open the door and puke in the middle of the road( oh yes while cars were waiting). It was crazy. I could not stop throwing up so Kelly Goodman found a cup and I started using that until I could jump out of the car and run to a bathroom. I still got to enjoy my dinner and felt much better after my episode of hurling! Sorry girls about having to put up with that , and no more Bactrim for ME!

Valentines Day 2008

All dressed up for Valentine's Day on my way to eat dinner ( prior to the huge fit)

My new toy. Thanks Daddy . You are the best!

Valentine's Day came upon us so quickly this year. I felt like it was just Thanksgiving. Lyla Brooke and I spent the first part of the day with my mom. We went out to lunch and did a little shopping. Chris had a really bad day at work so when he got home he was really bummed out and not in much of a talking loving mood. It was not his fault and I tried to make him feel better, but the situation that he had dealt with that day was weighing heavy on his mind. I felt so bad for him, but I knew that there was not much else I could do but be there to support him. He ended up cheering up a little and we decided to go out to dinner with my parents and my sister. When we got the restaurant it was like 7:00 and that is Lyla Brooke's bedtime. She ended up screaming so much that we left. We took her back home and put her to bed. My parents brought our dinner home to us and we ate in the floor of the living room ( because we had sold our furniture and were waiting on the new stuff to arrive) . We talked and watched TV and spent some time together just the two of us. It ended up being a great Valentines Day aside from the few minor set backs that we had. Oh, and Lyla Brooke got a new basketball goal from Daddy because she was his Valentine!