Scribblings from a twenty-year homeschool veteran about homeschooling, life after homeschooling, occasional peeks into the world of writing for children, and the ups and downs of life in general.
Last night we in the Pacific NW had a terrific thunder storm. A real whopper! Well....actually...compared to the Kansas thunder storms I've been in and the No. Carolina storms, ours was....not a whopper after all. But to US, it was so beautiful. And it lasted a long time, too (longer than 10 minutes). There was sheet lightning that lit up the entire eastern sky and zig-zag lightning, and then the wind blew like crazy and the rain began to fall.
But what struck me as funny was the fact that DH, DS, and I all went outside and stood under the eaves to watch it. We couldn't wait to see another lightning bolt! It's funny because I think in the Mid-West when the thunder storms begin, folks head indoors, not outdoors. We so rarely get a thunder storm that everybody goes out to watch it. I know. A little weird. But so was the 95 degree temperatures on Saturday and Sunday. That storm was welcomed and now it's in the 70s. (See my new little widget-temperature-flag in the sidebar).
I was just wishing that the rain that always falls sooner or later around here could fall in California instead, to put out those horrible fires that are everywhere.
I do love those storms, too. And we were mid-westerners who stood out on the porch watching! (Except for the times we had to hide in the basement!)
Tell me where to get my weather widget. Did you have to register as a w-underground member to get one?
Thank you and have a beautiful stormy day.
Sally
Suzy, thanks! So many choices -- now what?! I hate making decisions.
For the record, I listed them in the order they came to mind, but you are right. In order of importance or priority or desperate longing, yes, I would reverse them. :o) Okay, I'm off to edit that, thank you.
Edit: I decided on the one w/o my city, since my kids are bloggers too. But I don't think it's much of a secret where we live!
Right -- we are on mountain time in the winter, pacific in the summer. (That translates to AZ time.) :o)
I am in the process of redesigning my template, with a lot of help from Amy. If she ever gets around to it. Yes, I finally succumbed to the peer pressure and am making the switch to three columns! The weather widget and my cbox will go up higher.
Oh, and as for the tags, lol, I got flooded with them at one point and said, "ENOUGH!" I don't mind doing a few now and then.
I really miss thunderstorms out here. Being from Illinois, I am use to them and I know what you mean by going inside when they start. But out here in Idaho, we hardly ever get them, and if they last as long as yours, over 10 minutes, its a real treat. I do miss them. Glad you had one out there. :)
JoAnn
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Tell me where to get my weather widget. Did you have to register as a w-underground member to get one?
Thank you and have a beautiful stormy day.
Sally