I really don't like difficult weather.

So I think I was trying to make this a mostly homeschooling blog, but there's a lot of other stuff going on with us so I'm just going to go along with blogging about everything. The weather has been crazy here for the last week or so. Our heat pump is having a heck of a time trying to keep up and keep the house warm. I've set the thermostat lower than normal and keep a space heater in the living room to keep the chill off. It's working just fine. Unfortunately, the heat pump is located outside, right beside my bedroom. And when it is cold, it hums. Wait, maybe it groans. Loudly. And the noise makes me nervous and I can't sleep with it groaning directly in my ear. So I am sleeping on the couch. Plus it's much less comfortable than my bed so I'm up all night checking on the temperature in the house and covering the kids back up.

Adam drove his car to work on Monday, only to have it break down. Ugh. I hate cars. At first we thought, wait, he thought it was one thing. Then he talked to his friends and they determined it was another thing...a cheaper thing (PRAISE THE LORD!), but now he has to fix yet another thing........ So the car is still broken down, but it's here in the driveway thanks to amazing soldier friends of Adam's, so that's one less thing to worry about. He got one of the parts he needs for it today. That's a blessing. Tomorrow he's getting more stuff. Woo hoo. Then they'll spend this weekend fixing the car, I hope at least. But that's how it goes so I'm not upset about it. Car repairs are a part of life. An annoying part of life. :)

I have nothing exciting going on this weekend. Definitely need to get groceries in the house. We have plenty of food in the cabinets and freezer, just need a few things for the fridge. I want to be sure we get it this weekend as I think we're facing another winter storm on Monday or Tuesday. It worries me a lot because if we do lose power, I'm not really sure where to go. If the weather is bad here, going up north to Ohio isn't going to make things better...just snowier. Not real sure what we'd do. I'm praying so hard that we don't have to worry about that.

And then after we get through this winter weather, we have to deal with spring weather...here in Tornado Alley. In case it wasn't painfully obvious to you at this point, I have weather issues or weather anxiety if you will. I used to be scared of thunderstorms when I was younger. And I'm not so much scared of them now as an adult, I worry more about storm damage and keeping my kids safe. Or keeping them warm and not in the dark.

Oh dear.