Rain, Hail, and Thunder Oh, My!

Just a quick update from once again sunny California....

Starting Monday thru Friday we have experienced non-stop Rain! You would have thought the world was going to come to an end! I will admit, it was nice to see, but does get irritating when you have to lug an umbrella with you everywhere. With several of the storms came thunder and even some lightening! We even got hail!!!! In a few Orange County areas, tornadoes touched down...a Cali tornado does NOT compare to a Kansas tornado! The main fear with all the rain, besides the end of the world, were mud slides in the recently burned areas. The news made sure to keep us updated through this week, and thankfully there was nothing to report.

Cute Story #1

One of Jared's classmates (our friend and neighbor) texted me one night (she knew I was home alone) to see if I was doing ok...I told her I was good and how nice it was to see that even California could receive hail! Turns out she was scared of the storm and needed comforting!

Cute Story #2

I was fortunate to sub this week...lucky me. It was the end of the school day, raining hard, lightening, and thunder.....the works. I (of course) had pick up duty, which would require me to stand outside and make sure kids got safely in their cars. So, I called the office and asked if the school had a "rain procedure". I got a chuckle out of the secretary...the answer was no. Then I asked if they had special (rubber tipped) umbrellas for teachers to use on duty...I got an even bigger laugh...the answer was no.

Later that week, the same school....I was again subbing and the end of the day came with heavy rain and crazy wind. This time I was not on pick up duty! I went to check out at the office and what do I find!.....the entire student body standing in the halls with the duty teachers holding flipped up umbrellas! The principal saw me...I asked if this was their new rain procedure....he said yes! They aren't laughing at me now!



Change of subject.....baby talk

I am coming up on 17 weeks and am doing well. I still don't have any cravings and am barely showing. I do think I can feel the baby move! I feel fluttering...crazy! It's killing Jared that you still can't feel 'awesome' by placing your hand on my belly. I will post belly pics as soon as I feel I look less chubby and more pregnant! Our next appointment is Feb. 2nd, so look for more updates then.

Cute Story #3

While subbing this week I told the class I long term subbed for last year, that I was pregnant. I got amazed looks and a few..."you don't look pregnant" comments. My favorite comment was...."you are like normally really skinny, so you don't look pregnant, you look...puffy"! Puffy! What is that! I know she meant it as a compliment, but still! Got to love kids!