Good day, bad day.

Good day: Daniel's first day of his other preschool. Although we were a few minutes late getting there (oops) he was thrilled to see his old teachers and a few old friends from last year. And he loves his new visor.

And no, he doesn't ride in the front seat. We got to preschool early, and were sitting in the parking lot waiting to go inside.

Bad day: Alex is getting sick. Like really sick. Like, he has been voluntarily going to bed for the past couple of nights, his voice is hoarse, and I can hear him moaning in his sleep. I have a feeling he won't be going to school tomorrow. :(

Good day: We had beautiful weather again, and the kids went outside and played while I made supper. It was so nice to watch through the kitchen window and see them out there playing together, and for the most part they were even enjoying each others' company.

Bad day: Seeing pictures of the flooding back home, including one of my friend Jessica's van floating away from her house. She most likely lost everything, but we won't know until they can get back to their house. They had to leave and walk a mile through water and muck carrying two of their babies to get to a car to get to safety. She has 7 kids, ranging in age from 1-13 and while they are all physically safe, their world has been turned completely upside down.

Seriously, looking at all of the pictures that have been posted on facebook today has just been breaking my heart. So many people have lost so much in such a short period of time. The rain wasn't supposed to be as severe as it was today, and it wasn't even supposed to hit that area, but it did. And it hit hard. People are talking about how things were fine, and then 20 minutes later they had a foot of water in their home. And then 2 feet, and then 3....

Things can change in a heartbeat.

Every possession that we own can be washed away in moments. Lives can be taken.

Never, ever, take anything for granted.