Storm Night

Well, we were over at the park community room/storm shelter to sign up for the co-op that is going in place on Oct. 1. And someone comes charging in to make sure the room will be open because a storm is coming. So Amy and I finish up and start walking back to our home (which is across the street) and we see that the sky is dark.

So we get home, flip on the news and see that is is a severe thunderstorm. So we keep watching, thinking were okay, and then they announce that there is a tornado warning for Anoka county. And then, as if on queue, the sirens go off!

So as we are going across to the shelter, some guy comes walking towards me pointing at the sky and I turn and look and literally behind my house, about a block away, there is a HUGE cloud that looks like a un-formed tornado, and it looks like it is touching the ground.

So here we are sitting here, in the storm shelter, I have never seen it this full. And HOT. Too many bodies in such a small place.

I can’t even remember the last time there was a tornado. Gosh, years ago. But I hope it passes us by. There is no radio in here either. So of course, no one has any idea what is going on outside.

I originally brought my laptop to see if I could get online and keep track of the weather, but of course, no, my wireless network is just not strong enough. Which sucks. And there must not be any networks on this side of the park. There is about three by my house (across the street). Oh well. It would have been kind of neat to be THE person everyone looked to for weather info in here. The hero that saves the day (or in this instance, night).

And man, kids these days use such language….

Well, were back at the house and we are sending Cindy out to get Dairy Queen. Aren’t we nice?

Still watching the news though.

Okay, Just as Cindy went outside, the sirens went off, so she is in the house now and we are NOT getting Dairy Queen. Maybe another night.

Gonna go watch the news now..

(UPDATE: After it quieted down, Cindy went out to get ice cream. Dairy Queen was closed because half of their rood tore off from the winds!)

The start of a new school year!

Well, the kids are off to school this week. Courtney and Dominic started their first days of school yesterday. Mikayla started hers today.

It’s so weird not having a child in the house. It’s so quiet. Yet kind of nice.

Amy figured out yesterday that by the time Riley starts Kindergarten, Courtney will be in 10th grade, Dominic in middle school and Mikayla in 6th Grade. How odd is that!

Let’s see if I can figure this out, but the time Riley is born, I will be turning 28 that year. So, when he turns 18, I will be 46? Hell no, how did that happen! When Courtney turns 18 we will be 37. Dominic turns 18, I will be 39. When Mikayla turns 18 I will be, 40. See, that was how it was supposed to happen. When Mikayla turned 18, I would be 40 and the kids would out of the house! Amy and I could travel… shit, now I will be old and decrepit by the time Riley is out of the house… too late to do anything but sit out on the porch and crochet and yell at them dang-blasted kids!

I honestly can’t wait until Riley is born. ANOTHER BOY!!!!! I am so excited! Riley Montgomery Jones. Amy already has a nickname for him… MOOSE. We will see…

It still feels weird not working so much. But, not much I can do about that for now. I like the time off, I just wish I got paid for it.

We went and visited my Grandmother and Great Aunt yesterday. We had a wonderful lunch (Beef Stroganoff – my fav, twice baked potatoes, cauli-broc, fruit salad, fried chicken, salad, black olives, cookies, fudge. What a spread!)

Then the kids went outside and played with hula-hoops and soccer balls. Muriel sat outside with Amy and my mother and watched them.

We had fun, until my grandmother brought up my Uncle Skip and was pressuring me to forgive him for the way he treated me growing up. I told her I didn’t want to talk about it and that I forgave him, but I still want nothing to do with him and nothing anyone says is going to change that.

I know it hurts her that we don’t have a relationship, but, it’s his fault. And he started to pull the same shit with Dominic that he pulled with me, and I won’t have that! But gram just doesn’t understand that. Oh, and she only brought it up because he has a house in Duluth (utter crap) that he is going to leave to some friends of his, but it’s worth a lot of money (no it isn’t) and he could leave it to me. I told her, “I don’t want it!” She started saying it could be a great way to start school funds for the children, and I told her that I already am looking into that.

Anyways, it was a good day, until we had to leave. We then came home and just vegged and got the kids ready for their first day of school.

I just downloaded a little plug-in for Microsoft Word that lets me type my blog in Word, and then Blogger will upload it from there… kind of handy!

Well, I should stop for now and get to working on some photos I need to fix.