We've recently discovered our dog's a ginormous wimp when it comes to thunderstorms.  So now, I'm on the hunt for doggie Xanax.  Click over to my blog to see what led up to this:…

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Our family had a bit of a lightning safety wake-up call this past week -…

And a great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that it was already filling.  But He was in the stern, asleep on a pillow. And they awoke Him and said to Him, “Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?”

Then He arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace, be still!” And the wind ceased and there was a great calm.

Mark 4:37-39 (NKJV)

Yesterday my FB status was “I am…

Hello again !!!! last Saturday was our fits snow storm here in the northeast of the United states , where I live we got like 5inches of snow, the snow was kind on dust really no that good to play with that , but we enjoy it, I shovel all my sidewalks which is not that much and the front of my house part of the backyard so Lola (puppy) can go outside and back of the garage to move my Jeep, so basically I was shovel snow almost all day…

A cacophony of sounds keeps me from sleep.

Storms slamming into the area again.

Claps of thunder morphing into giant symphonies now a crescendo across the night skies.

Lightning crackling, sizzling and dazzling a light show across the darkened night.

Whimpers join in....…

Dear Mother Nature,

I know we've been a little back and forth over the years. It's a carefully balanced love-hate relationship that has managed to survive -50 degree cold, raining only on my days off, women's issues, allergies, and a whole laundry list of other minor…

This was one for the record books. They saw it coming, and warned us. The meteorologists said things like “massive power outages probable,” and “likelihood of prolonged power loss.” I wanted to make a contingency plan, because if power goes out anywhere in Ohio, it goes out at our house. 

Remember that awful hurricane? It managed to blow itself into our Ohio neighborhood, and put us off the grid for over a week.  It was summer, and so we got by with candles, block parties, and…

Outside, the snow came down relentlessly The giant blizzard that had been predicted for days had finally arrived.

Inside, my son stuck to my side like glue. And he's an independent little guy. So it took me awhile to figure it out. I just knew that even with books, Wii games, DVDs, tons of toys and even his sister around, he wouldn't leave my side.

As the sun set and the snow continued to fall, he wandered with me into the bedroom. I noticed then he was carrying a small…

Ya know what I've got right here for that crazy bitch Mother Nature? A big fat middle finger pointed smack dab at her face. Why, you ask? Cause I am absolutely convinced that she is conspiring with the universe to take me down for the count. The proof lies in the fact that every frickin' time there's some wacky-ass storm headed toward my house, my husband is out of…

Wednesday afternoon Zack received an email stating we were under a tornado watch. Shortly after the sky to the west started looking dark and ominous. We turned on the the news just to see what was heading our

way. We half expected to see coverage about a tornado but instead

they were talking about hail. At first I was annoyed until I really

listened to the report. When I heard golf ball size hail the tv got my

full attention. Next they said baseball and softball size…