Saying hi to Cody.
Here she was wearing my "Elmo Shoes". :)
Smiling after petting Sasha.
I love hurricanes. You may think I'm crazy, but I was so excited in Guam when Typhoon Pongsonga came and hit with such awesome force. I just love big storms. The best part of big storms is fellowship. In Guam, everyone would kind of gather together in groups and ride it out together. By the time it was over, you were much closer to the people you were with when it was going on.So, when we thought Fay was going to hit, I was naturally excited. Then, when my friend Julie decided to "evacuate" from the base and come over along with her 19-month old daughter and their two cats, I was REALLY excited. What fun! The main reason for her coming was that her husband, Peter, was out of town and she is near the end of her pregnancy. Often these storms change the barometric pressure and that can have an affect in the form of starting labor, so no one really wanted her to be home alone even if it was a small storm.
She brought the cats who hung out in their bedroom the whole time. I don't think all of the dogs really realized there were cats inside the house. Samantha was so cute with the dogs. We didn't want to overwhelm her in the beginning, so Mike kept the three biggest ones outside when we first got home and we introduced Samantha to the quietest one first. Then we continued bringing them in the house one at a time. She could even count them! Okay, I have no children of my own, so I'm not sure about developmental rate, but is it normal for a 19-month old to be able to count to 10? She easily could count the four dogs. She would run from side to side of their kennels and say "kisses" and stick her finger out to them. They would happily lick any part of her that they could get to. Very cute.
After Mike got home from work on Tuesday, he got out Sasha (who is probably one of the most tame) and let Samantha meet her up close. Samantha petted her and smiled and in general had a good time. It was good to see the dogs behave so well with a little one in the house.
I can't wait for the next hurricane!
5 comments:
Hi!
Sounds like a great time and I am glad Fay didn't hit you! I did not know barometter changes effect PG people, that is crazy!
Well your party sounded awesome and I love catching up with you this way!
Love,
Shannon
i'm the same way!!!
I would always play games in the candle light.... sigh.. typhoon fun... and gettting all boarded up and such....
.....It was neat to have Jaci with me...even though the storm missed us :)
Like the new look for your blog!
Oooh, I love storms, too! Any excuse to be "forced" to stay home with my family is a great one! =) I'm glad you guys had so much fun and that you were able to help Julie out.
Love the new background on your blog...so cute! =)
Oh yes you were with the Group at Guahan while some of us were stuck at the IMperial #2. I remember holding the frontDoor closed, sitting in recliner and legs braced again the kitchen door way. then on the backside of the typhoon, I mopped up water for hours. I saw NO fun, I heard Mike put on a scuba suit to clean the balcony drain. So you had fun in guahan. We are due for one again, it has been 5 years since Pongsonga
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