Do you think I would let 10 tornado warnings stop me??? Yes??? Guess again! Life must go on, tornado warnings or not!!!
I have been taking a little break from blog writing. Uploading all of those Vegas pictures was quite a task. If you have been watching the weather, you know that the KY/TN (as well as the whole South) as been slammed with tornadoes since........I don't know........forever???? I know I had bad weather the night after I got back from Vegas and it has seemed like every day since!!!! I thought some of you might be a little concerned. Well, we are just fine!!
When there is a tornado warning, I don't really get scared, but I don't want to be stupid and I want to be prepared. My bedroom is actually on the second floor by a huge window. I know that isn't a good place to be during a tornado. So, when bad weather is predicted during the night I always wonder what I should do. (Go to sleep and hope for the best???)
Early Tuesday morning, the weather woke me up and it sounded pretty bad (there was a tornado warning), so I went down a half bath downstairs. It gets very cramped with me and my 75 lb. dog.
I have also become quite proficient at watching the radar and tracking the storm. My county is very large, so I can also track the storm to see if it looks like it is coming to our part of the county. Well, last night, I was keeping an eye on the radar and the storm was heading my way.
I got a great idea.....Instead of being awakened by the storm, I decided to be Proactive (not the face product). I put the capital in purpose as a joke, although it may not be a very good one! :D I decided to get my air mattress, sheets and pillows and put it downstairs in the hallway right outside of that half bath. (No, I didn't take a picture!) This way, I could go to sleep and not worry about waking up in the middle of the night and making a decision when I was half asleep.
It started sounding kind of bad right when I was falling asleep, but I went to sleep knowing I was in the best safest place in my house. I also knew that if it got really bad, I could dive into the half-bath. It did storm, and got noisy, but not too bad. I actually slept really well. Much better than the night before.
Clarksville really hasn't been hit very hard at all. There is a lot of downed trees, and broken branches, but we have really been lucky. Many have been without power and Montgomery Co. even canceled school on Tuesday because of that. I never lost my power, so that was great. We've been getting word that Alabama has really been hit hard. My thoughts and prayers go out to them. I actually have Torch Mission friends that live in Alabama and I'm praying for them especially!
Sights around Clarksville:
getting ready from Easter dinner |
I have been taking a little break from blog writing. Uploading all of those Vegas pictures was quite a task. If you have been watching the weather, you know that the KY/TN (as well as the whole South) as been slammed with tornadoes since........I don't know........forever???? I know I had bad weather the night after I got back from Vegas and it has seemed like every day since!!!! I thought some of you might be a little concerned. Well, we are just fine!!
When there is a tornado warning, I don't really get scared, but I don't want to be stupid and I want to be prepared. My bedroom is actually on the second floor by a huge window. I know that isn't a good place to be during a tornado. So, when bad weather is predicted during the night I always wonder what I should do. (Go to sleep and hope for the best???)
Early Tuesday morning, the weather woke me up and it sounded pretty bad (there was a tornado warning), so I went down a half bath downstairs. It gets very cramped with me and my 75 lb. dog.
I have also become quite proficient at watching the radar and tracking the storm. My county is very large, so I can also track the storm to see if it looks like it is coming to our part of the county. Well, last night, I was keeping an eye on the radar and the storm was heading my way.
I got a great idea.....Instead of being awakened by the storm, I decided to be Proactive (not the face product). I put the capital in purpose as a joke, although it may not be a very good one! :D I decided to get my air mattress, sheets and pillows and put it downstairs in the hallway right outside of that half bath. (No, I didn't take a picture!) This way, I could go to sleep and not worry about waking up in the middle of the night and making a decision when I was half asleep.
It started sounding kind of bad right when I was falling asleep, but I went to sleep knowing I was in the best safest place in my house. I also knew that if it got really bad, I could dive into the half-bath. It did storm, and got noisy, but not too bad. I actually slept really well. Much better than the night before.
Clarksville really hasn't been hit very hard at all. There is a lot of downed trees, and broken branches, but we have really been lucky. Many have been without power and Montgomery Co. even canceled school on Tuesday because of that. I never lost my power, so that was great. We've been getting word that Alabama has really been hit hard. My thoughts and prayers go out to them. I actually have Torch Mission friends that live in Alabama and I'm praying for them especially!
Sights around Clarksville:
You can see some of the damage caused by the strong winds. I think the bigger concern is flooding. Clarksville had the worst flood in a 100 years almost exactly a year ago. You can see from my pictures that there is already lots of flooding. While I was at my meeting tonight, I read where volunteers were filling sandbags. Let's hope the rain stops!!! More people die in floods than any other natural disaster. (If I have my facts correct!!)
Random pictures from the past week:
I love me some delicious blackberries!! 0 WW pts! |
delicious Easter dinner at my mom's new house Here I am Monday. I was on a quest for a Zumba class. I found one at the local Baptist Family Life Center. (Ladies' only!) The instructor was awesome. We ladies were rockin & booty boppin!!!! It was great, although about 40 ladies were crammed in a small room. :/ I can't got back to Zumba till Friday night. I have had two evening meetings this week! :( Here's the latest Buffalo Wild Wings update. The parking lot is almost done and they have a sign up that they are hiring. Can someone tell my son that he needs to apply??? Some of my sweet second graders made this. They know I have a blog and they wanted me to take a picture of it to put in my blog!! I was going to end my blog with the song, "Blue Skies". You may remember the Willie Nelson version. Well, look what I turned up on Youtube. This group is interesting. It's called: Noah and the Whale. Check it out!! <iframe width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Ul7XLD_AZu8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Here's a picture that I found for you.....Here's to.....Blue Skies xoxo PJ |
Thankfully, we have gotten the blue skies today!
ReplyDeleteYes, today was awesome!!
ReplyDeleteGlad you made is safely through the storms! We have had some tornado activity---but northern Alabama was hit so badly! Friends house just gone--almost 200 dead--it's so sad!
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the pictures--I hane enjoyed them all!
I'm glad you all are okay too! I was prepared, but it didn't ever get too bad here. I'm glad you enjoyed the pictures!
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