For those of you who don't live down here. Its RAINING, RAINING, like monsoon season.
I left the house at 11:45 to go pick Nora up from preschool in the pouring rain. We BARELY got home.
First, I went back the way I came and Blackwell was flooded over. Then I went down Ebenezer off Canton Highway, went through 9" of water only to find a river further down the road, turned around with heart pounding. I was so afraid that the 9" of water behind me was now going to be impassable. It wasn't thankfully.
At this point, I was cussing myself for leaving my cellphone at home. How could I be so stupid to put Nora in that kind of danger!
The last to our neighborhood was Shallowford and it was open, but barely. There was a car off the road a the railroad tracks. Still had to go through a couple sections of 9" deep water at the Northside Walking track and right before our neighborhood.
The whole time Nora is whining in the backseat, telling me it's 'scary rain' and 'me home'....trust me kid I was right there with you. To make matters worse, I was in the car without my cellphone so calling for help wasn't going to happen.
When I pulled into the garage I just cried. Nora was so upset too. We live on the top of a hill so at least I now know we are safe. I know that even if I was alone it would have been terrifying but to have my child with me brought out every mommy protection, emotion, instinct in my body.
Thank you for looking over us God.
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