Unicorns made of Sudafed?

Today we're going through the pharmacy drive thru and there's a sign posted that you can no longer get Sudafed through the drive thru. Logan (13 year-old cousin) asks why that's necessary. I told him it was because people use it to make meth. Grace pops up from the back seat and asks, " you mean like unicorns?"

Now, Grace is a bright kid. I knew there had to be some connection. Logan and I stared blankly at each other as my brain processed . . . unicorns . . . sudafed . . . meth . . . meth . . . .OOOOH, she means MYTH!

No Gracie, you cannot use sudafed to make unicorns.

What must the neighbors be thinking?

Dwayne brought Grace home an assortment of medical stuff; surgical masks, hair things, gloves, etc. Tonight after supper, the girls climbed up into the "tree house" part of the swing set in the back yard, and played doctor.

Our Girls, You Gotta Love 'Em

Tonight at supper, Emma looks at me and asks, "Mommy, is today yesterday or tomorrow?" I have to admit, I was a little puzzled as to how to answer. I tried to explain to her that today is neither tomorrow, nor yesterday, but is today. My argument just left both of us confused. Fortunately, she was pretty easily distracted by her carrots and dip.

Then tonight at bedtime, I was telling Grace that we are going to the Heritage Festival tomorrow. She responded with "will their be hair stuff?" I thought she was asking if there'd be a booth selling hair bows - she loves those. The look on her daddy's face clued me in pretty quickly. She thought I meant "HAIRitage Festival."

Gotta Love 'Em!

"Auntie Em, Auntie Em!"

Hurricane Ike hit Kentucky and nearly blew us all away! Last Sunday afternoon we had the most unbelievable wind storm. We knew that the remnants from Ike were headed this way. We were not expected to get much rain from it, but were warned that there could be some stray thunderstorms. Apparently, what the weather guys didn't expect was that the sun would come out just long enough that morning to warm up the atmosphere and force those strong winds that were supposed to stay up in the clouds down to the surface. The result: hurricane-force winds all day long! No kidding. Our church family had planned a baby shower that afternoon. What a sight we all were with our little pink packages trying to walk upright in 80-mile-an-hour winds.

All joking aside, the damage was amazing. There is a whole region of Kentucky and Southern Indiana that has been without power all week. Many of our own friends and family are still in the dark. I can't imagine! We were so fortunate. No major damage, and we never lost power. Gracie and Emma did lose their playhouse from the back yard, but our sweet neighbors collected the pieces for us. The wind was so strong all the way to the ground that it actually blew the three inches of mulch out of our flower bed in front of the house. Here's the weirdest thing: it looks as if the wind actually blew the life out of the pretty pear trees in our front yard. The trees themselves are okay, but the leaves are black, dry, and crispy. Weird.

Makes me wonder: if it was this bad by the time it reached Kentucky, what was it like when it hit land in Texas. Our prayers are certainly with those folks.

Our little playhouse sustained serious damage, but Daddy fixed it!

If you look closely, you can see Emma's swing and Grace's disk swing wrapped around the tree.

Kentucky's Hillbilly Homeland Security

Where else, but our beloved Bluegrass state, could you walk right past the door to the Lt Governor's office, no questions asked?! That's pretty much what Jana and I did while getting some of her adoption stuff taken care of. Check out the full story on the Cook's blog!

Faith Art For You

You all need to check this out! This is our friend, Rachel Thomas, the Elementary Director at Highview's East Campus. She is VERY talented. She does canvas "word art" prints that are sooo pretty. They are perfect for a wedding or baby shower. I'm giving one this weekend. Shhhh!

Check out Rachel's blog at Faith Art, or click on the link under our favorite sites.

Just don't anyone plan to give one as a gift at a certain little baby shower this weekend!!!