…my sweet lil’ hubby is snorrrrrrring. 
Ok, well, maybe not, but he is sleeping on the couch. It’s 8:26 pm and a storm has just started outside. I am curled up in our brown recliner by the window and Jack-Evan is asleep on my lap. Pup Pup is laying at my foot dozing. So all the males in my life are fast asleep.
The rain outside sounds so lovely. It’s nights like this that I wish we had a tin roof. You know, that wonderful pitter pattering on a tin roof is enough to make even the most crazed insomniacs turn into Rip Van Rinkle. A huge lightning strike just flashed outside. The lightning seems to be more sheet lightning than anything, but the thunder sure is loud.
The only lights we have on is ……………
::::::::::::::BAAAAANNNGGG::::::::::::::::::::::
Holy Cow!!! That strike was right on top of us.
I believe it struck something outside. It sure did sound like it, and the lightning was very bright, followed by an instantaneous (and HUGE) thunder bang.
…It scared my so bad that I just screamed and woke Kevin up. Jack-Evan was startled too, so now he’s awake, looking at me with eyes that seem to be questioning his current safety level.
…..Whew….
Anyway.. as I was saying….
The only lights we have on is our dining room light and utility room light. There is no noise (no TV, no radio) right now, ‘cept for the sounds of the storm outside. And actually, that’s even beginning to let up. Storms never last long around here – 15 minutes usally at the most then they’re gone. The heaviness of the rain has now dissipated and the time between the lightning flashes and sound of thunder is lengthening too, which shows the storm is moving away from us.
Today went well. In between feeding and caring for the baby, I spent the day cooking and experimenting in the kitchen. I made pinto beans with rice, and homemade cornbread muffins for supper. I also made some more homemade yogurt for this week, as well as indian cheese / rasgulla and indian flatbread for a snack (which Kevin helped gobble down right after work!). It was the first time I made anything from another culture….I was quite excited with it. Jack-Evan spent his day in his high chair watching me cook. I love talking to him and explaining what I’m doing. Even though he can’t understand me now, it helps expose him to language, and introduces him to sequencing and thought progression. He gets an especially huge kick out of it when I smell the ground coffee jar. He think’s it’s quite hilarious.
And being the nutty mommy that I am, I smell the coffee quite a number of times because I absolutely adore hearing my baby giggle with delight.
Well, Jack is getting anxious for one-on-one attention now, so I better go ahead and post this. By the way, it’s now 8:48 pm and the storm is completely gone. I don’t even think it’s drizzling anymore. That’s the way mid-SC storms are….here one minute, gone the next.
Goodnight!
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