aaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!.... !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

why is it that when all i want to do is lay down and rest for a little while, just a little while... like 10 minutes... gracie and cale act like wild banchees??? for 45 minutes now, i've been trying to get them to go to sleep... and they won't. it's like i've given them 14 bowls of ice cream... which i haven't. and cale... he's so dang loud. there's either no volume or max volume with mega bass. this is about to get ugly... aaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

so, since i'm not resting, i'll show you some pics of the storm as it rolled over "the ranch" last night...

have i told you lately... i absolutely love my camera!!!


by the way, i've just made them go to their own beds, and gracie keeps sending cale out here to ask questions. this, by the way, is a regular occurance when she knows they're supposed to be in bed. so, he comes to ask the question... as his sisters' messenger. which, by the time he gets to me, the intended question has been forgotten and it's now just some very loose version of the original and usually doesn't make any sense. so, i tell him... "bubby, that makes no sense". so, he marches straight back to her with the proclamation that her question makes absolutely no sense... which drives her bananas! it's really funny watching their interactions... one day, she will not rule his world. i know... same thing happened to me. but, for now, it's working for them.

p.s. i promise i'll get on posting vaca pics... very, very soon!