Dear Noah....you have a weird red ring/rash/sunburn around your right eye

It is only one side....at first it almost looked like you got socked in the eye. It is not hot to touch...does not burn, itch or feel hot. Part of it almost looks bruised...weird. Not sure but wonder if you had your head turned in a strange direction in the pool or if something reflected up on you just on that side.....

Dear Noah....extreme weather recently.....

GIANT tree down the road from us that just got sucked up out of the ground and tossed over....


Hailstones in Brookville, Ohio from my sister's backyard....


More hailstones from Brookville, Ohio


Hailstones from Miamisburg, OHio


More from Miamisburg, Ohio


Centerville, Ohio hailstone...


Parking lot filling up with hailstones in Centerville, Ohio...


Damage done to car in Bellbrook, Ohio...they said the hail had to be falling about 100 MPH straight down for this type of CLEAN HOLE damage to have happened...it was like a bullet being shot!


Bellbrook, Ohio hailstones part 1....


Bellbrook, Ohio hailstones...part 2...


Bellbrook, Ohio hailstones part 3...


I did not take all these photos no....I gathered some from family and the rest from Channel 7 iwitness news buddies online.....

What can I say? We could have had it so much worse..but the rain, wind and hail along with almost continuous tornado warnings recently have been a little stressful! The hail storms we had the other night brought us some of the most damaging winds and hail ever seen in this part of the country ever! Hail that was 2.5 inches here...but 3 to 4 almost 5 inches in other parts of the state. It was just surreal. Here are a few photos of the recent hail....which damaged my sisters' cars....and shredded their screens...broke skylights....just incredible the damage it caused...and the winds...I am very fortunate and thankful it was no worse up here than it was...or anywhere..and we are all okay...and feel blessed we still are intact...in one piece...with our house and roof over our heads!

Noah you handled it all well....even when the worst of the hail came through and we heard sounds we have never heard before in our lives and hope to not hear again....and it was scary....you sat in the hallway with your shoes and would run out to check the news forecast.....we stayed up till about 2:00 a.m. or so that second night of bad weather.....we have had multiple tornado warnings...which now you rather enjoy....and I am just thankful we are all okay.

Love you!

Mommy
XOXOXOXOX

Dear Noah....First swim day of 2011....my sister had a get together/pool party...

We were invited to an impromptu pool party/Memorial Day/birthday get together at my sister's house on Sunday. You were excited because this meant SWIMMING as the pool at their clubhouse was open for the season. The water was extremely cold but you and cousin Audrey and your aunties and even cousin Alex got in the water and had a good time. You are already waiting on going swimming again.

Meanwhile we will be taking my car/truck back to the shop again tomorrow...because we are still having the same issue with it they reportedly fixed last week. Wonder what car we will get for a rental this next time round?

Dear Noah....your purple/blue chin....

You came out the other day...and all the little blood vessels under your nose and around your mouth and under your chin were burst...like when someone vomits really hard.....you had what looked like a purplish/blue hue on your beard area...and I could not figure out what you had done. Then all of a sudden the light went on in your head and you remembered what you did...you went to the kitchen and got a snack cup...which you use all the time for snacks....and you brought it back in and demonstrated to me....saying..."I guess I did this too much!"

and here is what I saw....




you are a stinker....and I do recall seeing you all the time sitting around with these cups sucked up to your face. SO I told you ..you should probably stop doing that ..and find something else to do ...cause you are bruising your face!

I love you Noah...you crack me up sometimes.

Mommy
xoxoxo