Fridays with the Neus...Normal Style....

Well....it is Friday here at the Neus and it has been a normal day. I had to go to the Doctor.....Libby did school...Joe worked.... I cooked....healthy style....We loaded the dishwasher....

Talked about our class coming up...Do Hard Things.......

and then we played sequence.... Just another day...living life....hanging with the family....and realizing how very very blessed we are to be able to do just that....

God has been good and we have been grateful.....all in all that is a very good day!

Thanks for checking in on us!

Fay Did not go away and she left us a present :)

Yesterday carried the most bad weather we have seen yet through Fay's visit and then refusal to leave :) Talk about a bad guest! Geesh!She definately has overstayed her welcome. And I might add...I don't really like her kind of presents either ~smile!
We heard a crack and a hit to our house...woke us up..so we all, late into the night, were up trying to peek out windows and wondered what it was! Looking out of both windows of Libby's room, we saw this:

I truly am grateful and joyful for God's sovereign plan for my life:) even Fay! God's word says

Everything in the heavens and earth belong to you O Lord,

and this is your kingdom

We adore you as being in control of everything

Riches and honor come from you alone

and you are the ruler of all mankind

Your hand controls POWER and might

and it is at your discretion that men are made great

and given strength

2 chronicles 29:11

I love being reminded of my need for a savior and I am all the more grateful for His plan! Isn't it so good to know that we don't have to worry about my life because is taking care of every last detail and He loves me so much, he has given His greatest gift-His son for my life. How can I fathom that? :) I pray that if you don't know him, He will cause a stirring in you and He will make himself known to you.....(not sure what I mean? PLEASE ask :)

We also have a very soggy porch. Our porch now leaks....ask us how we know? So, all in all, so far, we faired well....Lots of branch clean up and leak fixing, but we are safe and we have been able to get alot done being home with an interruption to normal life. It has been a productive time :)

Lots more rain coming, but we are just hanging out.....Poor Joe is waterlogged. Ever try going through a drive through with the window down while it is raining? You quickly roll it back up because rain shoots in?

Well imagine keeping it down ALL day and putting things out repeatedly while rain pelts your arm and face and gets you all wet! Poor guy! Joe, we love you! Thank-you for your sacrifice to serve our family by working so hard! We are grateful for you! Love you babe! Stay dry!!

Well.....the day is starting and I must stay with it!

and the last update: Fay has moved about 3 miles per hour, and right now she has actually stopped! This has been the case for the past few days:

so....we wait......

The waterlogged mom signing off....

Just another manic "Fay Day"

Well...we 're still here! We awoke to Fay sitting on us! We don't remember a thing through the night... We had some debris in the yard, but nothing extensive. We will have some threats of tornados and strong winds, but we have a shelter over our head, and feel safe. Joe, on the other hand is out there delivering mail! Please God, keep him safe.... Dianne is out there too...Stay safe Dianne!! We are praying for you mailmen (and women :)

We awoke to make a yummy, healthy breakfast. It looked so pretty, I thought I would take a picture. This is called a power snack. Kavli crisp bread, monteray jack cheese, a hard boiled egg and some cut up grape tomatoes! I am full and powerful ~smile~

We won't be posting anymore on Fay unless something worth blogging about happens.... Thanks for hanging in there with us!

over and out,

Tammy

Fooey on Fay! :(

Bedtime: Well, Fay never made it to Titusville(yet atleast) and we will be a lot better off for it:) So it was an uneventful day, but we enjoyed the anticipation of something happening :) We are safe, all is well..and we are grateful :) But, there were others who wish Fay had never come. My heart goes out to them.....Thank-you God for protecting us and keeping us safe. We are thankful for your hand upon us :)

we watched the olympics, Libby played on the computer and Joe worked on some electronic stuff and I posted blog entries :)

Tammy for the Neus, signing off on this blustery Fay Day :)

Where oh Where has Fay gone?....Post 4

10:00 pm. Fay is no where to be seen. I went outside to snap this picture and the wind was blowing and it wasn't even raining. wow....I guess she either decided not to come, or she just hasn't arrived yet. Well....we'll wait :)

So in the meantime, Libby made some sticky chicken that we will take to a family that just had a baby boy! sticky chicken is so good, I will post the recipe soon! Maybe tomorrow. and I put more things on e-bay, cleaned up in the kitchen and Joe took a nap. But, its a tropical storm, what else can we say?

Update says, she is going off shore below us, so maybe she will miss us altogether? We'll just have to wait and see....We will update one more time before we head off to bed!

Fay Day Night...Post 3...The waiting is the hardest part :)

7:00 pm.... Here she comes :) As I type, the thunder just started rolling by.....The wind is picking up and the radar shows she is a coming!

As we wait....Joe and Libby ran and got Pizza! yes, pizza! every storm needs a party~smile~

The rain has picked up and you can feel the storm in the air! It amazes me how powerful weather is....that only God can control it....wow! well...we will check back in at 10:00...sometimes our internet goes down during a storm, so if we don't post again at 10:00, we will post as soon as we are back up :)

heres a few more pictures from around our house:

Fay Day Post # 2

4:00 pm: Ok, it is now late afternoon and we are still waiting for some severe weather. There have been tornados in the county we live in, but that has been farther south.

Joe is out delivering mail through rain, snow, sleet or hail and tropical storm. Hopefully we will expect him home all in one piece! and dry and ready to hunker down with his girls :)

I enjoyed some yummy decaf coffee, put some stuff on ebay and had a good nap since I couldn't sleep real good last night because I was nervous about today maybe ?

Libby enjoyed checking the mail, strumming on the guitar, exercised and played with Emmy some.

So, as you can see....we are doing just fine....Enjoying the day, and just waiting for Fay to pay us a visit. She should be arriving this evening and we will keep you posted:)

Thanks for checking in on us!

The mom , signing off :)