By popular request, here is a photo of none other than the GANGSTA CRAB! He showed up after TS Fay and he lives under the cars out front. He doesn’t like people. I managed to get some photos of him (with Jen’s help, she was brave and poked him with the shovel to get him to move into the open). So without further ado..
Well I have to say, Tropical Storms are MUCH easier to deal with than Hurricanes. I spent all day Sunday trying to weigh things down or move them inside. In a stroke of genius, I threw all the outside small toys (shovels, pails, trucks, balls) into a garbage can that we ordinarily use to empty the lawn mower bag. Then I dragged that inside. As for our damages, I’d say minimal. A roof panel is loose, and the new palm trees have fallen over.
I’d say that the most fun, and interesting part of the day was the frogs. We lowered the awnings above the windows, and a bunch of frogs (like 10!) decided to ride out the storm inside that awning. The kids thought it was awesome and set to naming the frogs. I decided that I needed a picture of these smart froggies. Now here was a problem, I certainly wasn’t going outside with my camera. And it was too dark out to shoot through the window. So we opened it (it’s the louvered kind) and I stuck my camera out. Scary (for me) but effective. I edited and added the TTV effect because it’s my new favorite thing to do. I wanted to get long shot showing just how many frogs were there, but it just wouldn’t work with the lighting and the window.
Today we’re supposed to have storms too (obviously not like yesterday). Hopefully it will be dry long enough for me to go set those trees upright.
A conversation with a two year old…
Me: Kaitlyn did you pee on my floor.
Kaitlyn: Giggle giggle giggle … Noooooooo … giggle giggle
Kaitlyn: Meow
Me: Did KITTY pee on my floor?
Kaitlyn: Giggle giggle YES!
Great!
So it is time…
She is fully interested in peeing in the potty…but does that mean she will? Let us all hope so. I made her some training pants and I bought some, all with a hidden PUL (fused leakproof fabric) layer. So when she pees in them it just stays with her - and not on my couch or floor…sigh.
So, keep your fingers crossed that this short lived, and she takes to peeing in the potty sooner rather than later. 