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just another day...

this morning was day 2 of school! we had a great first day - mapboy got off the bus just as happy as when he got on the bus. he was up and ready again in plenty of time this morning...so we headed out the door. we walk 1 block to our bus stop. not far, but far enough that i always walk along. so this morning we sauntered down the street. as we turned i thought it seemed eerily quiet out. we live on a pretty popular short cut around town. (if you live in my town you understand...for those who live in a city...well even small towns have shortcuts!)

so anyways...i noticed the 2 other boys weren't out waiting. hmm...but not too strange..they sometimes didn't ride last year. we were there for a few minutes when i noticed the girl who waits at the next block wasn't there either. now i'm starting to think....i know we left a little early, but hmmm???? i take a look around - i don't see any fog, although on occasion it has been quite foggy in the country and i never bother to check the news. but it sure doesn't seem like foggy conditions. about another minute passes when i notice a car slowing down....the obvious is starting to sink in...

she rolls down her window and asks if we are waiting for the bus...to be honest part of me wanted to say something silly, but i don't think fast in the morning so i couldn't come up with any better answer than "yes, but i bet you tell me there is a fog delay!"

she giggled then said, "no, we have a 2 hour delay due to no power from the tornado last night!"

TORNADO!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

so we walk back home...mapboy torn between rejoicing or sulking about missing the 2nd day of school and princess a little disappointed. hubby is still home and gives me an odd look as we walk up the sidewalk. i relay the bit of info to him and his response is the same

TORNADO?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

a quick flip on of the tv reveals that the southern half of our county experienced a tornado last night. our school which is less than 2 miles from our house did not have power and the roads were not cleared in time for the buses.

hmm...while we slept nice and cozy in our upstairs all of our friends spent several hours riding out the storm in their basements....i'm still trying to figure out how we managed to sleep through it all!!!

so we had just another day here at our house!! after yesterday i say with great honesty that school is a blessing in our house!

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