Monday, April 27, 2009

So, whadja do this weekend?

Monday, April 27, 2009

Friday was an oh my stinkin' heck kind of day. Weatherman said it'd be 80 degrees. He was wrong.

It was ninety.

Degrees. 90 degrees. In Iowa. I almost fainted. I called school on account of the first warm day in 6 months and the boybarians and I played outside. Then when we went to my BFF's house and played some more. It was a glorious day. It is on days like that when Iowa is so beautiful that I forgive it for trapping me and my boys in the house for 5 or more months a year.

The next day it was 50 degrees. That sounds a whole lot more like Iowa. And with those big fluctuations come this:



Handy Man caught that shot when he was deployed as a storm spotter. Hey did I tell you guys the storm spotter story?

No?

In my ever-present sense of self-preservation I decided it would be a good idea if Handy Man could go to Storm Spotter school to learn the signs of impending storms. I tend to over-react about storms just a little bit. I did after all make Handy Man build a bunker in our home. Yes, that's a true story. And although Kansas has the reputation of being in tornado alley, we get them, too. Last June we had so many, it prompted this post.

But I didn't take in account that instead of staying home and keeping me and my gorgeous boy children safe, he would leave us home during bad weather so he can go into the field and do whatever it is that storm spotters do.

Think it's too late for a take back?

So, what'd you do this weekend?

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15 comments:

  1. Oh wow. We had the same crazy weather, but no storm. I was worried that we would - I hate storms too. How'd you get your man to build you a storm bunker? I've been trying to talk my husband into digging me a root cellar outside in our backyard. I don't trust my crumbly, 100 year old basement. :)
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  2. Gorgeous photo....even if it is of an impending storm.
    This weather has been SO crazy this year. We've already had about 6 Tornado WARNINGS in my tiny little town over the past couple of months! I pray Boybarian Dad stays safe while he is out on "duty"

    Robin :o)
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  3. Great picture. I have to admit I'm always out in the thick of it watching storms roll in... I LOVE IT.
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  4. we had some major storms too...but my middle girls just head to the basement and turn up the tv...no storm school for them.
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  5. Awesome shot! While storms can sure be hairy, they're cool photo material. :D
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  6. That looks like one ANGRY cloud!! I love watching the storms roll through... we had a bunch this morning!
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  7. I've heard reports of ya'll crazy weather up there! We've had some of it down here, too. Hot, cold, hot, cold, wet, dry, cold, hot - makes for some serious cloud formation here too!! That is a CRAZY picture - very scary!!
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  8. Oooo... love it! I lived on the plains in North Dakota for 8 years before moving to Mississippi. We had storms that would blow through that looked just like that. I am a storm fanatic... I LOVE chaotic weather. I traded in my thunderstorms for hurricanes I suppose. Still love it. ;)
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  9. That's a stunning image.

    This past weekend I mostly sat out on the balcony with the baby and enjoyed the warmth. Our balcony is shaded so it doesn't get too hot and there's only direct sun a few hours a day, so that makes it pretty perfect for a newborn. She loved it so much that she'd cry if I brought her inside!
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  10. That photo is awesome!

    And I would love to have a bunker in my home. That's awesome.
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  11. What a cool, but scary picture! I think if I lived in Tornado Alley I would make my husband learn about storm spotting too:) We had an almost 90 degree day here too, and then it rained for like 3 days. Earlier that week it was in the 30's. Crazy!
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  12. It's too bad we live so far apart.

    I would have loved to have taken shelter in your storm bunker today when the "genco crew storm" hit.

    It. Was. Not. Good.

    I'm still recovery. Hoping the forecast for tomorrow is better.
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  13. Oh, man. That picture is stinkin' scary. Feb. 2008 we had a tornado go over our subdivision and land at some warehouses a few blocks from us where thankfully no one was hurt. We may get some storms overnight here. I have a wind chime on my front porch that I'm surprised I haven't taken down yet, because when I know bad weather is approaching, I hear it clinking and think about that scene in "Twister" where the wind chime starts clinkling at the aunt's house before the big one hits. Gives me the creeps.

    Oh, and we don't have a bunker, but, baby, we wear hard hats in the bathtub! We are prepared! : )
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  14. Oh my, that is an awesome pic!

    We had tons of flooding and tornado warnings the past couple of days. But I have no pictures because I'm not adventurous like your brave Handyman.
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  15. gorg photo and I totally heart your photo signature. Once again I am awed and amazed by your talent.

    Suz
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