Last night we had plans to go to Holiday Acres for dinner. Unfortunately Mother Nature also had some plans for quite a worrying storm to come through the area. I'm not generally one to get overly concerned about weather, but this storm was rumored to bring damaging winds, hail, and possibly even tornadoes! We decided to go ahead with our dinner, but would try to make it home before 8, so we would be home for the storm. The sky was a weird yellow-purplish color on the ride home, and you could hear the menacing rolls of thunder in the distance. When we got home, we decided it would be smart to gather some flashlights and such, so we were prepared for a power outage, and that's when pandemonium struck. The kids became paralyzed with anxiety and stole the flashlights off the table as quickly as I could find them. The storm was coming full force by this point, so we decided we should probably go downstairs. The kids began sobbing hysterically, wandering aimlessly, despite our calm directions. We finally got them downstairs and they were still absolute disasters. It wasn't until I broke our panic-stricken goon of a dog downstairs that the mood lightened. Miles' excitement of being able to be downstairs trumped his fear of the storm and he got the zoomies...running goofily and maniacally from room to room, with wild eyes and giant tongue hanging out. The kids got to laughing so hard that they forgot about being afraid and things went much better after that. We did learn, however, that we need to practice emergency drills...maybe next time we could avoid the panic...
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