Category Archives: The Sky Above

Apr 8

Long Day

Saturday the spring wind arrived. I think it is always windy in our little town. The winds just seem to be a part of KS.

Saturday’s sunset was very pretty though. Agnes was super happy to see pink and purple clouds.

Sunday started off normal. There was a chance for storms in the afternoon, and again I though that’s pretty normal for springtime in KS. Oh goodness, was I wrong…

We had just finished dinner, and the sky turned dark. The wind picked up, and then the hail started crashing into everything.

We’ve had hailstorms before, but this one did a lot of damage.

The house, the cars, the garage, everything was damaged in the storm. We have a lot to clean up, and a lot of work ahead of us.

What a Spring already…

 

 

Feb 20

Will There Be Snow

It looks like the latest Winter storm just might hit us. I’ve got the house stocked-up, and extra sand bags in the cars too, just in case. I hope the weather isn’t too bad, but it would be nice to have everyone home for an early long weekend.

I’m going to make a few dozen cookies, and some banana muffins just in case the kiddos are home from school for the next few days. We’ll see what happens. Hope you stay warm, and the Winter weather is kind to you too.

 

Sep 10

What I Learned From The Power Outage

How I wish I had been better prepared. I should have had more ice, I wish I had purchased more canned goods. I lucked out and had just enough diapers for Agnes.

The power outage taught me a few things though…

  • Your eight year old will be the first one to freak out.
  • It is spooky in town at night when you can hear people and you can’t see them.
  • The town will go into a frenzy if there isn’t Wal-Mart available.
  • Yearly air shows are creepy if you don’t have power. We started thinking zombie apocalypse a little too quickly.
  • Night falls quickly, so don’t procrastinate.

Seriously, I really wish I had been better prepared…

  • All day on Friday I was thinking I should bake some cookies and bread. That would have been helpful on Saturday.
  • We need to own more candles. With the little toddler in the house who hates candles, I only have four. That isn’t quite enough when darkness falls.
  • Always charge your cell phone (which I hadn’t) and have enough gas in your car (which I didn’t).
  • I really need to keep more non-perishable items in the house, and powdered milk too.
  • You can never have enough juice boxes, granola bars, and crackers on hand. They will be the first thing to go with three hungry kiddos.
  • Make sure you have an ample supply of crayons, coloring books, reading materials, puzzles, and board games on hand.
  • Seriously use every bit of daylight you have.
  • Oh, and one more thing I NEED COFFEE!!! I’m not cheerful without it.

I was surprised though…

  • We pulled together quickly, stayed calm, and kept the kiddos calm too.
  • We rationed our supplies that we had on hand.
  • We were prepared for the outage to last much longer, and we were not worried.
  • We spent quality time together, and the kiddos had fun playing together.
  • It really wasn’t that bad, it was a nice break from my addiction to all things electronic.

We were really lucky though.  The weather was nice, and the power was back on late Saturday night. I’ve never seen everyone so happy. I have to say that even though it was a long weekend, it was a lot of fun. The kiddos played well together, and James and I got to spend a lot of time reading. We even snuck in a nap too. It was quiet in the evening, and nice to have all of the windows open in the house. We turned the power outage into an indoor camping adventure, and it was pretty fun.

I cleaned up the yard a bit on Saturday, and got the freezers cleaned out on Sunday. The kids even got a day off from school, so they were pretty happy about that. It will be good to get back to normal again, and seriously, I’m stocking up on candles.

 

 

 

Sep 8

Power Outage

We had a bad storm roll through yesterday. We are all o.k. though. We got out a bit to survey the damage and there are lots of trees down, and several buildings damaged too.

The power is out. With all the damage they are projecting Sunday evening before it will be back. It will be o.k. though. We’ll camp indoors and play some board games.