are we finished with the disasters for a while?

i'm a bit tired of all the excitement we've had lately regarding the weather and hot water heater. as far as i can tell from the forecast we have nice weather and lower temperatures for at least the next week. yay!

i'm looking forward to cooler temps. who would have thought that i would want cooler weather? i love summer! i guess i'm just done with the 100+ temps, earthquakes and hurricane season. although hurricane season may not be done with me since it goes until november

i think we're finally finished with the hot water heater issues. we have hot water! the carpet people "fixed" the carpet. really, they just put padding down and called it good. they tacked it down in our bedroom but not in the living area! i'm so tired of this apartment management company! they don't seem to care about their property the way the previous management company did. it takes so much longer to get anything fixed! so i hope and pray that we are done with the disasters for a while.

tornadoes, hurricanes and earthquakes...oh my!

the weather over the last few months has been interesting to say the least. there have been tornadoes ripping through the middle of the country. i'm thankful that my family and friends have all been safe and unharmed.

we had a 5.8 earthquake today. i thought we were back on the west coast again! i had to check my driver's license to see where i lived. pbs was a bit freaked out but that was either because he was sitting in his high chair when the apartment started shaking or he saw my face and the way i reacted. i'm not sure either how all of his lunch ended up on the floor. he had already thrown in on the floor, the quake had shaken it off of his high chair tray and plate or i knocked it on the floor when i frantically pulled him out of the chair to get in a doorway. our water heater or a pipe attached to it broke and flooded our place and the three apartments below us. luckily, maintenance was on it within ten minutes of the quake.

facebook, twitter, texts, cell phones were all going crazy with the news of the earthquake. i couldn't get through to js and he couldn't get through to me on the phone but we were able to text and let each other know that we were ok. my brother texted me within about 10 to 15 minutes.

now we're waiting to see where irene's going to hit and preparing to possibly be without power, water, etc. for a while.

tornadoes, hurricanes and earthquakes...oh my!

help please.

i'm trying to figure out this blogging thing. i haven't done any looking to find sites that give outlines or guidelines on how or what to write, link, add pictures, etc. help please.

how do i link to another blog? help please. any suggestions on topics, ideas, etc. would be very much appreciated. help please. how do i add pictures? help please. of what should i add pictures? help please.

i read a few other blogs that are pretty interesting and seem to be able to keep my attention and so i keep reading them. how can i improve on what i'm already doing? help please. i would like to have more humor and fun stuff rather than always being so serious. help please.

so i guess i'm asking for some input, suggestions, etc. help please.

when life gets in the way

it's been quite a while since i've posted anything on here. summer, vacations, reunions, weddings, personal issues, family, family, family! when life gets in the way.

what do you do when life gets in the way? i tend to get swept away with the hectic pace of everyday life. i wish i could separate or compartmentalize better in my mind. that doesn't always happen and life sweeps me off my feet and takes me for a wild ride for a while.

i'm almost to a point right now where i feel like i can stand on my own two feet again. i know life will happen and i'll get swept back in but for now i'm okay. i feel like i can breathe for a minute or two and not be under the piles that life has been heaping on us lately.  i guess sometimes life just decides that it will take over and when i realize that it's getting in my way, it's too late and i have to ride the wave for a while.

so hopefully i can get back on a more regular schedule of posting on here.