A Dark and Stormy Day

We had a very stormy Monday. The first day back to school for the local kids was cut short due to a tornado watch. We lost power a little after noon and it rained hard for hours. The wind knocked down our American flag, which we probably should have brought in, but I’m not used to having one, so I forgot all about it.

No other damage happened here though, thank goodness. There were, however, wide-spread power outages across the region and an unconfirmed tornado not nearly far enough away from here. You would think living on the edge of the plains in Colorado where we frequently got tornado watches and warnings, would have prepared me for tornados here, but I have to say the storms have a different kind of fierceness here.

I hadn’t slept well the night before so by the end of the day I was cranky and needed to crawl into bed early. I didn’t actually get to sleep any earlier than usual, but I slept much better last night and feel ready to face the day.

Before I sign off this short note I have to say something about office cats. I thought having an office cat was going to be so great, and for the most part, it is. I am already deeply attached to this little fur ball.

However, he makes it practically impossible to write when he hops up on my desk and demands attention. It has taken twice as long to write this as it needed to thanks to Silas. Fortunately, he finally decided to go torture the dogs by claiming their dog bed instead.

We are still watching the two dogs of Tennessee’s friend for another day or two. They are mostly well behaved and are really very sweet, but they have and take so much energy. They are exhausting and I can’t wait for them to go home.

The biggest dog, a 60 lb. golden retriever, joined me in my office chair yesterday. He literally climbed over the arm and squeezed in behind me, almost pushing me onto the floor during the worst of the storm. It was pretty funny though I felt sorry for the poor guy. The meds took awhile to kick in before he finally calmed down.

Today is due to be a much quieter day, with no storms and a massage at the end of my work day. Be well, my friends.