Glad To Be Alive!~

Dear Journal,

I am so grateful to be alive and breathing today.  Wow!  Did March ever come in like a lion!  We had severe storms come through Alabama yesterday.  A tornado touched down in Enterprise, AL, which is approximately 130 miles SW from us.  It hit Enterprise High School where 1200 to 1400 students attend.  So far, it has been determined that eight have died at the school and an elderly lady elsewhere in Enterprise (I do keep hearing conflicting reports).  This is the only high school in Enterprise, which is why there are so many students.  They are still looking for victims.  My heart goes out to these families.

Now, they are reporting a bus crashed in Atlanta, which is just over 100 miles east of us, killing six from an Ohio college baseball team that was headed for Ft. Meyers, FL for a preseason game.  I just heard several are in surgery in critical condition.  I pray for a successful surgery and recovery for these guys. Again, my heart goes out to these families.

We got some thunder, lightening, wind, and heavy rains yesterday.  Our basement took on water as usual.  ::sigh::  The dirt we put up against the house did not help as much as we had hoped.  This means we are going to have to dig out around the foundation, put gravel down, plastic sheeting, and a French drain.

I was on pins and needles yesterday until my daughter got home from school.  My sister-in-law picks her up for me when she gets her grandchildren.  Thank God she got home safely.  Hubby and son got in from work too before the worst part of the storm hit.  In light of the areas in Alabama and Georgia that were hit, I am very grateful my family and I are alive and well.  My prayers are going out to these families of both disasters.

I am so happy to hear that Anna Nicole Smith is finally going to be laid to rest today after three weeks.  What a fiasco!  I just heard on the news that Daniel's father is wanting him moved to Texas.  He had no part in Daniel's life for many years, what gives him the right to even say this?  I say, LEAVE DANIEL AND ANNA NICOLE ALONE AND LET THEM REST IN PEACE!

My day will be spent cleaning, trying to dry up the water in my basement, and working.  I have not been able to work in the yard all week.  ::sigh::  That is my therapy.  I NEED my therapy! Most likely, weekend will be spent doing taxes.  I DESPISE DOING BOOKWORK!  Not how I relish spending my weekend, that's for sure!~

On a good note, the work we did on the driveway held pretty good during the heavy rains, so at least that is something!~

The storm knocked out the channel American Idol was on, so I don't know who all got voted off last night.  So far, it had been Alaina Alexander and A.J.  I hated to see A.J. go.  Alaina was okay.  She was not among my favorite picks.  I think I am favoring Melinda Doolittle and Lakisha Jones of the women.  Haven't made up my mind on the guys yet.

It is TGIF day again.  Woo Hoo!~

Happy TGIF!~

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