no sleep

i didn't realize that the stomach flu could last so long.  David started throwing up at 7 am yesterday morning; it just started to slow down this morning.  And the stomach flu twice within 5 months is NOT cool.

There was a giant thunderstorm raging all night long.  David slept in our room and continued puking all night long.  Between changing sheets, clothes, rinsing the "barf bowl,"  and all of dave's outdoor activities (oh--just wait) we all got about 2 hrs of sleep.  But Noah seemed to sleep well despite the storm.

Outdoor activities....
Dave became very concerned about the amount of  rain that was coming down, so he donned a raincoat and waterproof pants and ventured into the storm.  Apparently the ditches were overflowing so he unclogged the drains that run beneath the driveways.  Our gutters were clogged as well, so obviously he should climb to the highest point of our house while lightning flashes around him to clean them out as well.  Our back yard was flooded--knee high at it highest point--dave tried to unclog that drain, but to now avail.  It has all drained away now; it just takes a while.  The basement had an inch to 2 inches of standing water in it.  There wasn't much he could do at that point, but he made a thorough investigation.  All of this was done at 2:30 am.  He still went to work this morning!  He is AMAZING.  Our house could be floating away, and I would mumble "lets take care of it in the morning" and roll back over.