Unexpected evening in my hall closet

*taken with the iPhone

Yesterday afternoon was a typical one ... school pickups and drop offs at the pool(S). It was a lovely day ... warm and breezy. I even wore flip flops for the first time all year. While at swim practice I did hear from one of the moms that there were tornado warnings. I guess a warm, breezy day in March was almost too good to be true.

After my 7 year old was done swimming, we headed home. The skies by that time were starting to darken and by 5:30pm, we had some thunder/lightening storms. I shut down and unplugged computers. Last year, our neighbor had a surge in her house and it pretty much destroyed her computer. My husband has since recommended a complete shut down so that doesn't happen to us.

Thankfully I did turn on the television to hear the latest weather reports. My husband was leaving work and heading to get my bigger girls from their 2 different pool locations. I noted that we were in the path of this tornado. Within 30 minutes the tornado sirens were going off. I shut off the stove where I was cooking dinner, turned up the volume on my television, shut the blinds of my house, grabbed the phones and flashlights, told the girls to get their nintendos, and headed into the closet with them. Soon to join us were the 2 dogs panting nervously in my face.

WE spent nearly 30 minutes in the closet. I peeked out a few times, but this time I was actually a bit nervous myself. The hail that was coming down was big ... I knew it by the booming sounds. I worried that windows would break. The winds were loud too. My girls were busy with their nintendo game playing. I was glad I thought of that before heading into the closet.

When the loudness ceased and the alarms no longer screamed, I headed out of the closet. I spoke to my husband several times. I wanted to make sure he was not in the pathway of the tornado. He made it home a little after 7pm.

The family sat down for dinner, we listened a bit more to the weather, and finally got children doing homework, cleaning up, and going to bed.

Fun night in Little Rock!

Momto5minnies meets the Pioneer Woman!

I read her blog and knew that she was coming into town for her book signing and I thought about going, but I also knew it was the day that I was getting my braces off (MONDAY 11/9). On Sunday night before, my husband made a quick trip to Walmart and brought home a flyer saying how Ree Drummond (The Pioneer Woman) was coming the next day. I'm not sure if my husband was more excited about me getting my braces off the next day or having me MEET THE PIONEER WOMAN. I guess I really did want to go, but now I HAD TO GO! Monday was a crazy day ... jitters in the am 4.6 mile run to make me feel relaxed (it was also my longest run yet) drop the 12 year old at her homeschool art class quick trip to Walmart (to see if there were Pioneer Woman cookbooks ... no luck, but my husband picked me up a few ... I'm gifting some for Christmas). home to throw a pot roast in the crockpot braces removal at 11:30am dentist visit at 1pm usual afterschool chaos of swim team home for a 30 minute rest wa...

A scattered post ...

I throw myself into stuff all the time. It can be anything from the start of a swim season, a new school year, the election, a vacation, an exercise routine etc. I'm kind of in a phase where I really don't know what my focus should be. I turned on the television and honestly, I have no idea what is on this fall season ... NO IDEA AT ALL . If I watched television in the past few months, it was something kid related or Fox News. I NEED A NEW FOCUS. My current thoughts ... reading a fictional, just for fun book stepping up my exercise routine thinking about our Christmas wish lists and shopping baking more ... I really am slacking in this area ways to save money so that we can get a new (second) washer and dryer for the upstairs (not a fancy kind because this would mostly be used by my oldest two children)... I actually have hookups. I wonder if a lot of people go through a sort of "lull" period this time of the year. Surely it doesn't last long with the start ...

Not a lot has changed ...

As a puppy he always liked a warm spot. We call Comet our "close talker" (from Seinfeld) because he is in your face and always a little too close for our comfort level. The girls don't seem to mind, but it can be a little annoying for my husband and I. Really, he is a fabulous dog. He listens well and is so gentle with everyone. *We don't let Comet on furniture ... except for the playroom/schoolroom couch. There he enjoys relaxing and being read to by one of the girls. SPOILED POOCH!

"A Wink and a Smile"

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