Not Me Monday

It's Monday Again! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.


I did not skip out of work early Friday to go to the Rodeo with Sean, then throw a PMS fit and stay home..
I certainly did not forget to buy dog food for my Chocolate Children and feed them ham and turkey from the fridge instead...
I did not drive to Nashville to help a friend move into a new house and then watch movies with her instead of moving...
I did not drive to the Rodeo Saturday night just to make up for being a PMS B*tch rude to watch Sean win 2nd place!
I also did not accidently leave the shower door open, my clothes all over the floor, my wedding ring on the counter, and the lights and radio on while trying to get to the Rodeo on time..leaving my sister to come home and think I was kidnapped... (she seriously thought I was kidnapped)
I do not have purple fingernails and fingers because of shelling two buckets of Purple Hull peas last night and not scrubbing my hands raw...
And last but not least.. I did not steal toilet paper from the extra bathroom in Sean's mom's house because we forgot to buy any yesterday.... (I'll replace it today I promise!)

Joaquin sucks.

Well, It's Officially Hurricane Season 2009 for the Atlantic Coast. Tropical Storm Bill officially became a Hurricane in the Atlantic this morning. The Weather Channel has listed the names of this year future Hurricane's in alphabetical order. As I scrolled down to "J" with hopes that "Jenna" would be this year's winner, I was disappointed, again. Joaquin is this year "J" winner. Joaquin? really? What a stupid Hurricane name.

Anyways...even though I am an avid Weather Channel watcher, I usually don't pay that much attention to the Hurricanes. I mean, I live in Arkansas...they just don't usually effect me. Two years ago I paid attention because I lived in Houston, and they affected me. Then after I moved back to Arkansas, I didn't care anymore (sorry Gulf Coast--don't mean to be rude) But after last year's Hurricane season I'm going to pay attention again.

Hurricane Gustav and then Ike hit the Gulf Coast hard last year and they didn't weaken too much by the time they came up to Arkansas. And The rain came down and the flood's came up, the rain came down and the floods came up, the rains came down and the floods came up, and I'm foolish and put my house in a flood plane, 300 yards from the river!

Here's some photo's from last summer. The farm... notice the fence post sticking up about 5 inches above the water. And yes, those are round hay bales on the right.

This is all supposed to be pasture...Can you see the barn...in 6 foot deep water?
I'd never seen anything like the flooding of last summer before, and neither had anyone else since 1969. The spot where my house is now, wasn't flooded last year, but still...it could happen! Now that I live on the river and am at risk to be carried down stream, I figure I might better start tracking these Hurricanes again...you know...just in case...