UPGRADES!

We've decided its finally time. Jayden is getting too big for the toddler bed, and Zeke has demonstrated his monkey skills by climbing out of the crib. So, Chris disassembled the crib, and set up a twin bed in its place. Zeke's been upgraded to the toddler bed, and Jayden to the twin bed. Both the boys are pretty excited. They've adapted rather well to the switch.

The twin bed has some fun significance. Its the bed my (Stacey) dad had in his childhood. I remember sleeping on it (and hiding in the cavity under the bookshelf headboard). The matching chest of drawers is also something I used up until I moved out of the house when Chris and I were married. Its fun to be making new memories with the same familiar items. Funny thing is, I somehow fit my clothes into the chest, but Zeke's extensive wardrobe (at not even 2 years old!) uses all but one drawer! It seemed so much bigger when I was a kid.

Now, the last obstacle is where to put the crib since we'll be needing it again in a few short months. Our third bedroom has a nice queen bed in it. We enjoy having a place to house guests. Hopefully we'll come up with a solution by June 19-ish!

Today's Update

Today has been an interesting day! Stacey spent the day at our friend's house around the corner and I went around with some guys rescuing cats, cars, and people! No, we are not superheroes... just a few crazy guys with chainsaws! :)

Our church also set up a shelter today for people without electricity. There were a lot of people there involved with set up. It is really neat to be a part of such a loving church family!

The Sisk household power came on this evening at some point. We are now back at home. Unfortunately, people who have had electric are now losing it. On top of this it has started to rain again which probably means more ice real soon!

This is all for tonight!

There, Home, and Around the Corner!

Over the weekend I had an opportunity to go and visit a buddy from Kansas City. It has become somewhat of a tradition to go see the lights at "The Plaza" around Christmas time. We had a great time and one thing we added this year was going to the College Basketball Experience in downtown KC. Click the picture to see pictures from the weekend.

Weekend at Kent's

Well, when I left on Friday to go "There" (KC) the one concern we had was the weather. After much thought, Stacey and I decided that it should be fine because the roads were still looking okay. My job was to pay close attention to the weather and make sure to be back on Sunday before the weather got too bad. So here is what happened that threw off the system...

Kansas City, nothing major happening
Holt Summit, thunderstorm in the middle of the night that turns to ice. MAJOR PROBLEM!!!

I left KC early Sunday so I could take my time and be safe. Stacey was getting out of church about the time I was traveling through Columbia (30 miles away from home). This is also when I began to realize how bad the weather had become. Over the phone, I could tell Stacey had some concern in her voice and rightfully so! Basically her update boiled down to this... we have no electricity at "Home". Trees and power lines are down all over town. It is very= similar to what happened in Springfield last year... AND, it's not over yet!!! More rain and ice with temperatures in the low 30's is predicted up to Wednesday.

God has provided for us through this time... "Right Around the Corner!" Our friends, who live around the corner from us still have electricity! Yeah, it amounts to about 5 houses away so all is good. We are grateful for their generosity and it is where we have set up our temporary residency. We have also had several others offer us a place to stay during this time.

Picture by Google Earth

Please pray for the people in the community as we go through this turmoil. Electricity is out in several houses now and is expected to get worse!

So that's our latest update on us there, home, and around the corner!