Do you ever feel like your weather is like this book? Which by the way is the boys' favorite book right now! 
After a week of crazy weather, that is about how we feel. The beginning of last week we were enjoying 65-70 degree days...wonderful...almost like Spring, but Friday things changed when a storm system moved into the area with rain, hail, severe lightning and wind. If I counted correctly the tornado sirens went off 10 times on Friday...each time we turned on the TV to see if we really needed to "take cover." So when the Siren went off bright and early Saturday morning (6:30a.m. - not fun to wake up to), the weather service had "cried wolf" so many times that we sat staring at the TV watching a system move directly over our city saying...ah, it's o.k., I even went out to take some pictures. The part that isn't great about this is that there were 3 tornadoes that did touched down in Alabama - and it's still 1 week before the official start of Tornado season!! That really doesn't excite me!
After a week of crazy weather, that is about how we feel. The beginning of last week we were enjoying 65-70 degree days...wonderful...almost like Spring, but Friday things changed when a storm system moved into the area with rain, hail, severe lightning and wind. If I counted correctly the tornado sirens went off 10 times on Friday...each time we turned on the TV to see if we really needed to "take cover." So when the Siren went off bright and early Saturday morning (6:30a.m. - not fun to wake up to), the weather service had "cried wolf" so many times that we sat staring at the TV watching a system move directly over our city saying...ah, it's o.k., I even went out to take some pictures. The part that isn't great about this is that there were 3 tornadoes that did touched down in Alabama - and it's still 1 week before the official start of Tornado season!! That really doesn't excite me!
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This is our yard after the torrential rain!! It made a river through our yard, along the fence, into the front yard and then flowed down the neighbors driveway...the boys thought it was "very cool!"Saturday was relatively uneventful, but the forecast predicted a "possible chance of snow flurries." Everyone knows it doesn't snow in Alabama (with the exception of a skiff last year), but Alabamians take their weather predictions seriously and the city was just buzzing with talk of these "snow flurries." What a big surprise to wake up to a full snow storm. We were in a "Winter storm watch" for most of the day - our church was not one of the "210 churches in Central Alabama" who cancelled their services so we went about business as usual- but by 2:00 it was all gone. It certainly was fun while it lasted and the boys were so excited that it "finally snowed in Alabama!"
"Can I please go outside?"
Eli had trouble picking up the snow, so he decided to just lay down and lick it off the ground.
With shorts and flip flops, Justin still thinks he's in Antigua...only in his dreams!!
We look forward to the high 70's this week, maybe "with a chance of meatballs..."
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5 comments:
Those skies look green to me- I am paranoid of tornadoes, Vonnie. I think I'll be spending most of spring in my basement if you want to know the truth. You're much more daring than me out taking photos and whatnot.
Wow!!
Nice, I have to say I think I would do the same, its Alabama afterall. Justin we were going to swing by the Touro University International campus before we leave CA, let me know if you want any alumni gear...I hear they have sweat coffee mugs...
That was one of my all time favorite books growing up! Dad got it for our kids a few years back, and they love it, too. How fun!
I'm glad the boys enjoyed the rare snow! They were cute pictures and great narrative. Thanks! NV Grandpa
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