sleeping out the storm
One of the things i dislike about living in the south is that we always seem to get the worst storms complete with tornado watches and warnings some where between 12 and 1 am. I'm not afraid of storms or thunder and lightening but the thought of possible tornados does make my stomach tighten a bit. It use to not, but after going through one tornado, like i'm sure anyone else who has been through a weather related natural disaster, the fact that conditions are right for it to happen again is unsettling. Not that i can save anything in my home if its approaching but i would like to be aware its coming so i can prepare rather than be sound asleep in my bed just before the roof is razed. (And yes we have sirens but me and lace are very heavy sleepers and have a nagging fear in the back of my mind that i won't hear it when its for real) I am a night owl but i have to work so that kind of negates staying up through the early morn like we use to back in the good ole college days- sitting outside watching the storm :P And it did nothing to quell my fears when i hear at work this morn that Phenix City (right across the river for those not familiar with this geography) spotted a tornado from that system.