Well it wasn't a twister but there was a twister warning. We spent a couple of hours in the hallway Wednesday evening because there was a tornado warning in our area. That's the only area of the house without at least one window.

We locked the doors so little fingers wouldn't "accidentally" open them, gathered pillows and a couple toys and had ourselves a little floor party. I made sure the boys didn't get concerned while Lovely Wife watched the newscast.

Some funnels were seen in neighboring counties but nothing near us. Still, it was good to go through a practice run. It made Lovely Wife fell better to do it and it was a learning experience for the boys. Plus it would seriously have sucked if a twister did hit and we had ignored the warning.

Some thoughts on our (not) nearly death defying encounter with a (non-existent) twister:

• It's really weird when the Doppler radar shows the darkest red evil violence right over your house and you look outside where it is as calm as a graveyard.


• Explaining a tornado to kids aged 2, 3, and 4 is not easy.


• Explaining a tornado warning is even harder.


• The hallway gets hot really quickly when all of us are in it.


• I left the scotch on top of the fridge. What was I thinking?


• It really sucks that our wireless isn't working yet. Damn you Comcast!


• It's odd what can lead to rekindling your love of Legos.


• No matter how big she is a chocolate lab will still get underneath the bed when she needs to.

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