noah row your boat a shore...

this weekend it rained. and then it rained some more.  

and then...

some more.

i had the kids (that i nanny) from thursday to sunday because their parents took a little adult road trip. saturday after the soccer game was cancelled because of the downpours, we decided to load up and go to toys r' us.  

here's the thing about being the nanny.  fun all the time.

except when a seven year old is not nice to their brother.

then i can totally turn on the 'ms. jessica' voice.

this boy loves a "plush" - if you called it a stuffed animal (which i always do), he corrects you everytime.

brad loves wrestling. they love wrestling.

ugh, anyone else notice that this 'bob' went horribly wrong?  too many layers, need to blend a little more?  anyone?

and can i just tell you that i sometimes i am amazed by how well brad loves me.  when i have to work, he always stays with me, plays with the kids, talks to them, gets on their level.  gives them time.  which gives me a break if i need one, or lets me throw a load of laundry in the wash.  my favorite in the above picture:  sister and her hot dog bun smile.  she only eats hot dog buns at sonic because that's cool.

this picture describes their relationship to a T.  it kinda makes me throat hurt because it tells such a word picture.  that little one loves him.  LOVES him.  and brad loves him right back.  

when we have kids, i'm a goner...

memphis? memphis.

last time i went to memphis, this happened.

two hours later...

five hours later...

i think you get the picture (times three...come on...that was funny!)

it was a blast, i tell ya.  ended up being a flood.  what we later learned was the flood of 2010,

the flood that sparked the "we are nashville" campaign.  the flood.

like almost noah and the ark kinda H20.

and as bad as it was being stuck in the car for FIVE hours, i can't help but think,

it could have been worse...

i mean, this day was pretty complicated.

small door, big couch.

es complicatedo.

we could have been stuck in a small car.

a small car with a flat tire.

IN the rain.

OR

you all agree.

collectively, you said..."ahhhh, that would have been bad..."

let's review.

we WERE stuck on the interstate for five hours,

WHICH was bad, long and hot.

BUT,

at least my fingers were not being smashed one grunt at a time trying

to get a couch that clearly does not fit through a doorway clearly not made for 

the said couch.

AND

we could have been in a small car,

a small car with a flat tire in the rain.

OR

for five hours in a small car

with a flat tire

in the rain.

it can always get worse.

memphis?

i think i might just stay home.