Unexpected Rainy Day Home

    Yesterday, we were notified about the possibility of severe weather and that the school would be closed today.  The girls were so excited!  We stopped at Dollar General on the way home from school and got some snacks because that's what we do to calm our nerves in bad weather.  We came home and picked up around the yard, got baths, did laundry, and cleaned up around the house in case any company needed a safe place to stay for the day.  

    Around 10am, the rain was starting to get heavier.  We made sure our cat, Blinkers, was inside.  She prefers to be outside in the carport, but we wanted her inside with us in case of a tornado.  Blinkers is not a fan of our dog, Bentley.  She barely tolerates him but he was so excited she was inside with us. 

    At one point, the rain started blowing in an "X" direction.  Caroline has some anxiety with the weather and I decided it may be best if we all grabbed a pillow and blanket and got a spot in my bathroom until the worst passed.  The wind started to blow rain inside the front of the house from the front door.  I grabbed some towels and placed them under the door so water wouldn't be everywhere.  Once the heavy rain passed, we came out to see the rain that covered the front yard had already started to drain into the backfield.  There were two trees that had fallen a few months ago and were floating in the stream going to the ponds.  That was a pretty strong water current going through our yard to carry those away.  

    Once everything calmed down, the girls begged to put on their swimsuits and play in the water.  We decided to wait after seeing the trees float away because we weren't sure what else was floating in the water.  They settled on the puddles in the yard instead and had a blast.  Luckily, we didn't have the tornados like other areas around us.  We were able to return to school the next day.  A lot of people enjoyed the extra day off!