Floating To School, Now Freezing!!!

Posted by Vulnadia on Feb 01, 2011 at 01:24 PM Wow, I knew the weather was going to be bad this morning, but SERIOUSLY??? My poor kids...Bregon was up & ready much earlier than usual at my prodding upon his wake-up call. Poor Kian was having one of those why-can't-I-sleep-in-moments and refused to wake up even after being taken downstairs and sat in front of his clothes for the day... Kaiden decided he didnt like his Daddy today and only I could dress him...Poor Vivienne was being sweet cute and agreeable as usual... Then they realized that it was raining out...eeewww!!! Kian was the first to realize there would be lightening and to pronounce things, "Scary!" At 730, everyone put their coats on and grabbed their car-toys for the day and headed to the front porch...that's when it got sticky... NOBODY wanted to leave the porch and I didn't have an umbrella handy. Bregon in his haste, panicked and told the kids to just go on to the van...I had grabbed my huge leather trench with the intent of using it as an umbrella...none of the babies heard me though, and they were already being pelted by the gutter overflow... Vivienne turned back soo drenched that her blue coat had turned black...Kai had thought to put his hood up at least but he stuck back with me & found shelter under my big coat....Sister joined us quick enough... Poor Kian had made it all the way to the car and wasn't able to get the sliding door open so he panicked and in the torrential rain flowing downhill in the drive he managed to just fall face first onto the drive...Bregon was in shock and just stared at him...meanwhile EVERYONE is getting soaked, coat & all... I managed to convince Bregon to pick up his brother but not before Vivienne had slid through and into the car somehow...Kai and I couldnt get past Bregon to get the front door open so we were stuck...when he finally did move, he shut the sliding door, slamming the better part of my coat sleeve and my sweater in the door...I could open the drivers side door but I couldn't get in since I was stuck in the door!!! Kai just sat there and stared at me and it didn't register with Bregon that I was stuck even though I kept asking him to open the door!!! FINALLY we all managed to get into the mommievan and belted in and it was just me and the wet road...yuck!!! We somehow made it to Magnet going through Highland and the water was pretty bad there... I was glad to take Clyde Fant to Preston to get the babies to their school, but they were already freaked out by the high water and the force of the wind and rain... Kai is sure the trees are going to fall on us and he wasn't too far from the truth (it missed us but hit husband's co-workers windsheild). We found everything accross that part of Kings Hwy flooded pretty much...it wouldn't have been soo bad save for the SUV'S stopping whenever they ended up in high water which is NOT what needed to happen!!! We somehow swam to Arthur Circle, but I don't know how!!! Then I tried swimming home, only to have a car come floating towards me...I layed on my horn and she managed to float the other way, but just barely!!! Things were much better accross the Ockley street bridge, but the bayou is full still and flowing like rapids... When I got home, I realized that I had somehow managed to actually lose my passenger side windshield wiper...how the heck does that happen??? I mean, it was still technically attached but had been washed or blown or both back to the passenger side window somehow...still not sure how this happened...or how long I had been driving like that...I lifted it back and it obediently went back down into its spot but now it wont do anything at all!!! The babies were prepared for the drop in temperature, but I don't know how they will take it when I go to pick them up!!!