It CAN happen here!

I still cant believe that it really happend. We were having such a nice day! First day in the 80's in MONTHS, outside, helping Daniel work on his truck. We saw storm warnings poping up and we were keeping an eye on it. Some of you know that we live across the way from Daniels Dad and only 2 houses down from his brother.

About the time things started heating up Daniels brother who is a firemen trained in spotting storms came out to watch the sky. We headed up to talk to him and were enjoying the lighting show along with the BIG ol balls of hail. (Golfball size most of them!) Anyway all of a sudden things got really really still, like spooky still! There were still big chuncks of hail falling out of the sky so we were thinking we were safest to stay at Chucks with no basement rather then being beat by the hail.

Reports kept saying the tornado was on the ground close to our neighboring town which is 7 miles from us heading to the Northeast. We so did not thinking it was coming our way!!!

As soon as the still hit, the air changed and all I could see was swirling air. At that moment Daniel and I both grabed a kid and ran back to our house. All the reports on the news say we had 10 mintues warning, so very wrong. When you live in the midwest the sirens sound alls summer long. Every bit of info we had said it wasnt heading here. BUT IT DID.

We made it downstairs with the dog even...she wasnt a very willing partisapent LOL.

All you could here was the house growning and air flowing over the house...Ive never prayed so hard in my life. I kept it together by saying Hail Marys with Paytin. Good thing we sent her to Catholic School huh LOL.
Anyway twords the middle of what seemed like forever you could here the outside cellar doors slaming around in the wind. The inside door then begain to suck air out of the basement. I was so sure it was going to be just like the movie Twister were it sucks her Dad right out. So we headed to the fruit cellar. After aboout 5 minutes things settled down. Daniel took off to check on his Dad the girls and I slowley made our way up to find our world changed!

I dont know what I expected but it sure wasnt all this! I thank God everyone is fine! I used to love the idea of tornados...now...not so much. It will be along road with a 4 year old and a 6 year old who cling to you everytime the wind blows, but who can blame them....

The inlaws camper:

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