That time of year again

 

With it being April we are officially in storm season. The past week we have had some bad storms with horrible thunder and more tornado warnings than I'm comfortable with. Today was no exception. Jackson and I started the day at the movies with a good friend and then ran some errands. By the time we got home he was ready for a nap. While I was unloading the car the tornado sirens went off in the distance. It gives me the heebie jeebies when the sirens go off and there are blue skies all around us and clouds far in the distance. The reason is because in a blink of an eye the sky looks just like the picture above (a picture from today). By the time I got to the tv the storm was ON us. The street that leads to my neighborhood was the main concern for the storm. Can we say FREAKING OUT!!! To make matters worse, Jackson never fell asleep so he was screaming and letting me know how unhappy he was. I quickly threw the bathroom together with dog beds, pillows, diaper bags, and bottle fixins and called the boys to come snuggle up. By the time I got Jackson to calm down, with a bottle in his mouth, to hear the lady on the tv...it cut out! At this point I lost it. Crocodile tears flooded my face and hit the top of Jackson's head. At first I was mad and then I was scared. One thing Idaho taught me was how to handle the world of mother nature. The only lesson she didn't cover was tornadoes and I hate being unprepared. I think the reason why I let them get to me is because it is the only weather that I can't control my situation. In the rain or snow I can stay inside and when I go out I can take certain precautions to get where I need to go. I know that my family and I are safe!! In a tornado...nothing is safe. I can only give it up to God and tell him that I need him! Another line of storms are supposed to come in within the next hour, the ticker at the bottom of the television screen is already on Tornado Watch and Flood Warnings. Looks like its going to be a long night. Before I go to bed I will definitely be saying my prayers. What I think is bad during the day is so much worse at night.