This is not funny---

The flash flood warning will last until 9PM Sunday night. Columbus is flooded. CRH is evacuated, Columbus Health and Rehab nursing home is evacuated, 17th street by the hospital is collapsed, Schaffer Lake dam and Princess Lake dam collapsed. Candlelight Village where my friend Wayne and his Mom live is evacuated. Last I heard they were not together when evacuation needed to happen. I hope they found each other. Thus far (my last phone check) Silver Oaks is okay but the water is getting too close for comfort for me. I can't get there so I have to trust them to take care of my Dad. It is going to be a long night. They say on the radio that things could get worse during the night. For the moment I have lights and the phone line. Lots of things are going through my mind tonight. The biggest thing is that we all need prayer. Here are some "after" pictures I promised earlier today.

For some reason I can't find the pictures I want to put in here. Maybe tomorrow. I just heard that the Schaffer Lake dam did not break as previously reported. I now have water! Whoopee! Now for some supper. My diet schedule is all off today. Just heard from Wayne-he is okay, at Lee's Inn in S/ville but he doesn't know where his Mom is.

I think I am going to bed. See you tomorrow.

Water above us-water around us

I hadn't planned on going out very early today, planned to pay bills, clean house, etc. It looks like I won't be going anywhere for a while. Ten years go (July 20,1998) we had the great flood of Taylorsville. If you remember our church was flooded as well. It is happening again today. The street was dry and then the next time I looked out this is what I saw. I will post some later today as an update. I didn't have my camara when the neighbor was coming down the street with water poring out of the grill on the front of his car. It stalled and that is when I took the first picture. The second picture is of him trying to push the car. Eventually, the neighbors decided to help him out. That is picutre 3. These neighbors now have water in their family room and I think they have gone to stay with my next door neighbors. The last two pictures are of the house across the street where they are worried about water coming into the garage and house. Rhonda and John's backyard is completely full of water, they live just to the west of me. It is still poring rain. It is interesting there are flash flood warnings out for all the counties around us but not Bartholomew! See ya later today, gotta go pay bills and clean house! I tried doing a slide show but I just can't get the hand of it! Karen I need a demo sometime.

Setting Priorities and Making Memories

Tonight was our June SHARE meeting at church. SHARE is for ladies to come together and have fellowship, food and spiritual refreshment. Tonight's theme was Pamper Yourself! Amy had the devotional about resting our soul, body and mind to get rejuvenated. She and I did a skit about a conversation between a woman who has rested all 3 of these parts God created and a lady who had forgotten to rest. I will let you guess who played which role! One of us identified too much with this skit-again-YOU figure that one out! I am going to try to put the pictures into a slide show. We will see what happens.

Sunday afternoons

If I can't be at the foot of a water fall listening to the rush of the water and visualizing all my troubles being washed down river then I will be content lying in my hammick enjoying a good book a nap or even Buddy, my furry friend from next door.

Whoopee!

4 more pounds gone only 3.5 to go to reach my goal of 50 pounds!

I wish I were a man...

I wish I were a man...

When I have to use a portalet! Those are the most awkward things for a lady but a welcome sight when you need one! Well, that got your attention didn't it? My sister is probably dying of embarrassment about now because her little sister has posted such an image. Just wanted you all to know that I am finally able to be back blogging. I will try to keep you entertained throughout the summer months.

I had the wonderful experience of using one of these public portalets Friday night at the annual Salute! concert on the courthouse lawn in Columbus. A wonderful concert honoring our troops. We had flyovers, sing-a-long, etc all in the cool ccol of the evening with occassionally rain showers! Jackets and umbrellas were a necessity! Ever try eating a salad and hold a umbrella at the same time? I forgot my camara and was sick because it was such a wonderful camara moment!

Weight loss has been slow recently but I am at least up to 43.5 pounds! Only 6.5 to go. When I hit that 50 mark I promise to post before and after pictures.

See ya later!

Over the hump!

I finally made 25 pounds! Today when I weighed in I had lost 2 pounds this past week for a total of 26! Excited-you bet! only 24 to go! Some day I will get my pictures loaded onto my computer and post a picture of the "new" me! I love my hoop-a-loop exercise! You should try it, it is a weighted hool-a-hoop. I had to learn to hoola because when I was a kid and it was popular my Mom never let me have a hool-a-hoop because she considered it dancing! So, I taught my self and every night i hoola for 10 minutes. I can at least keep it up around my waist now for a few seconds. I spend more time picking it up off the floor-but isn't that excercise? I can now wear skirts that are 2 sizes smaller than where I started. So many of them I can't keep up anymore! I bought a size Medium blouse a couple of weeks ago! I hope I have something to wear during the next 25 pound loss. I went to Goodwill the other day but couldn't find anything cheap that I liked. I will have to try some of the other thrift stores-if I can find time.
See ya later!