It's Raining

Most of you know why I hate the rain. I already have the buckets out, waiting for the drips to start. The weatherman is calling for heavy rain all day; up to four inches. Just in case you are new here, let me explain. My ceiling leaks in like eleven places, and whenever it rains I have to live with buckets on my floor to catch the water. It is not a fun experience.

This also means that my mom probably won't make it to Brandi's performance tonight, because she has a hard time seeing in the dark to begin with, and add in the rain and you are asking for disaster. It's okay, though, because I plan on having Ryan videotape it for me so I can post it on here for everyone to enjoy.

It's times like this, though, that I wish I had invested in a camera bag for him. I have a very small one for my camera that fits into my purse, but his video camera is going to get a little wet tonight without something to protect it. When we went camping, I had him use a small tote to carry all his electronics, like his video camera, mp3 player, portable dvd player, psp, and all the movies and games that go along with them. That will not work tonight.

I think a camera bag might be something that Santa can bring him. I found these really cool sling camera bags that look like backpacks. The great thing is that you can kind of unstrap one side to sling it around to the front, so you don't have to take it off, and you have a harder time dropping it. I would say that you couldn't drop it, but I know my son and I am sure he will find a way.

I guess for tonight I will just have to carry a bigger purse.

Brandi, My Little Entertainer

Brandi is a born entertainer. I wish I could put into words how funny this kid is. I am thinking about following her around with a video camera, and sending the footage to a professional who does video production DC so that I can show the world this kids talent. I think a company like 522productions.com will be able to put together a video showcasing the best parts of her personality. I especially want to capture the relationship she has with Junior. They go at each other all the time, and it is hysterical to watch her hold her own against him.

Maybe Santa will bring me a video camera so I can follow them around for a couple of days. Trust me; she will crack you up.

Videos

Ryan has been staying up all night. I don't know how he does it, but when I get up at 3:20 every morning to get Junior up, he is still sitting here at the computer. He says he goes to bed right after Junior leaves the house, at around 4:30. The biggest problem with this is that he will sleep until the late afternoon, which just sets him up for another night of staying up late. It's a horrible cycle, and I hope he is back on track before school starts.

The funny thing is that when I get up in the mornings, there are all kinds of new things on my computer. Ryan loves youtube, and I usually find a bunch of videos downloaded on my computer. I never really go on youtube, because most times when I do, I will find something I want to post on my blog, and it won't let me download the video. It's very frustrating. I heard about this flash video downloader that can Download Youtube Video that can't be downloaded normally. All you do is put the URL of the page the video is on into their search box, and it will download the video to your computer. It sounds easy enough, and I think I might try it the next time I want to download a Sugarland video, and I can't.