Go Away Fay!!

Tropical Storm Fay has really been a non-event here--lots of rain, some wind, and too many days in a row of clouds!! I think I'm susceptible to seasonal affective disorder--too many rainy days in a row really put me in a funk...although it could be being couped up in the house with four small children during those rainy days that's affecting me, but who knows...anyway, things are still going fairly well in my little world. The big kids have continued to behave normally--sometimes good, sometimes not--but fairly predictable. I took all four to Target today--Ty in the high cart seat, James in his carrier in the basket, Lily walking, and Isabella in the Baby Bjorn. Yes I'm nuts...but amazingly, the kids stay with me. Lily was so cute, helping me put items underneath the cart and arranging them to make room for more. She really is a good little helper. After Target we went to the mall to meet Lisa for lunch and the kids played in the germ pit. I need to send the mall a Christmas card this year--it's done so much for me...I also got a little retail-therapy fix at Gymboree--is it a little sad that the salesgirls and I are on a first name basis? BUT...I have never paid even remotely full price for anything there--I am quite the savvy little shopper and can practically smell the clearance rack and all the hidden treasures it contains all the way from the parking lot! This afternoon my friend Jeni B and her girls Natalie and Vallarie came over (and new baby sister Lauren, too)--so great to see them again after their summer away. So different having a playdate with only girls, too...quietish, lots of dress-up and dolls...Ty was napping so it really was ALL girls. We went to Firehouse Subs tonight since I desperately need to go to Publix but didn't make it there today. tomorrow...and Mimi and Poppy are coming for a visit tomorrow, too--can't wait!! I'm homesick for them! I have a few requests of you for prayer tonight...first, my friend M has an appt at the OB Monday first thing to measure her twins--the little one is still hanging in there and she's 19 weeks pregnant now. My prayer is that those babies keep growing and that they both survive to 27+ weeks and can be delivered alive. second, my friend Sarah's twin girls are sick with a nasty virus and perhaps pneumonia--I haven't heard the latest from her. They are very tiny and they need healing, so please include them in your prayers as well. finally, i need some prayers for my anxiety. it is running rampant and causing me some problems when i'm trying to sleep. i'm having headaches every day and a touch of vertigo. i have a doc's appt on tuesday and i'm going to be calling a therapist to help me through this sans meds. thanks to each and every one of you who read my blog and pray for me and those i share with you. you will be rewarded with pictures in the next few days...cheers!