There was a quiet when we walked in the house last night. Titus noticed and commented on it first. Just 12 short hours before the house was filled with laughing and talking and dare I say even a bit of fighting over a DS game. But now it was back to just the two of us. We had dropped the kids off with their mom after spending a week with us in Bridgeport. Our summer schedule is officially in full-swing. But while they were in Bridgeport this past week, it was an adventure filled week to be sure!
We weathered the sever storms Sunday and Monday night just fine. The forecast called for severe storms all week, and storm chasers were in the area just in case something popped up. Fortunately for us, we had a few nights of storms, but mostly just rain and some good thunder and lighting shows. Now we look forward to a bit of warmer weather, and of course, more severe storms coming this weekend. The cycle of the summer weather has begun, I’m afraid.
The weather didn’t keep us down, however. Titus and the kids enjoyed many adventure, and I joined them as often as I could. They climbed to the top of Scotts Bluff Monument twice. The first day they had to ride the bus down due to hail in the area. Bummed by not being able to complete the full loop on Tuesday, Madi decided they had to try again on Wednesday. They were successful the second go round.
Both kids were sworn in as Junior Park Rangers; Madi at Agate Fossil Beds NM and Abe at Ft. Laramie NP. To receive their certificate and badge both had to complete a book full of questions about each of the locations. Answers were found by reading the displays, visiting the sites, and talking with Park Rangers.
We even found time for just hanging out in Bridgeport. We had a campfire, went swimming at the local pool, watched a few movies we picked up at the library, visited the new Dollar & Variety store in town, and walked to the bakery for a doughnut Friday morning.
I think one of the highlights came Saturday night in our own basement. We had to go to plan B when the constant rain spoiled our plans for camping over the weekend. Titus and the kids set up the tent in our basement. It barely fit under the low ceiling and took up nearly one-third of our basement. But we loved it! We filled up the air mattress and brought in two camping cots and all four of us snuggled in and camped in our basement. We even pulled out Titus’ backpacking stove and toasted marshmallows and made s’mores right there next to the tent. We all loved it! Not as nice as the out doors, but fun just the same.
Summer is a great time for Titus and the kids. With having more time off they are all able to take in some more adventures and create more memories. I’m thankful they have this time together and that I get to be a part of it from time to time.
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
100 Posts and Scary Weather
Woo Hoo! 100 posts on my blog. For some that might not be a big deal. But for this gal, it's a pretty cool thing! I love that I've come to this place 99 other times to post pics, thoughts, and goings-on in my life! My only regret is that I don't have a set up to be more consistent. Maybe that will change in the near future. We can hope anyway, right?
We spent last week on the road and enjoying a great vacation with the kiddos. I will post more on that later once I get a chance to snag some photos off the camera and get somewhere I can upload them! In the mean time, let me share our exciting last couple of days.
Sunday night we were driving home from picking up the kids and heading back to the Panhandle. Just outside of North Platte we saw lighting and clouds up ahead. It looked like a good rain storm. As we got closer and passed by North Platte, we realized that this was a severe storm. We turned on the radio, and sure enough, all the towns we were approaching were under a tornado warning and being told to take shelter. A little freaked out, I pulled an illegal manuever with the car and flipped a U-turn on the interstate and headed back to North Platte. We hustled into the gas station and met an incredibly nice attendant who let us look at her computer for the radar of the storm and park our car out of the way of any hail and camp out in the gas station / Taco Bell until the storm passed. Thankfully the storm went south faster than east and North Platte missed the worst of it and we were back on the road with only an hour delay. The clouds and sunset following the storm were stunning.
Our second encouter with severe weather happened last night. We took the kids to Scottsbluff to print off vacation pictures for a scrapbook and see the movie Marmaduke. While we were watching the previews for the movie the lights in our theatre came on and a manager came in and said that a tornado had been spotted just outside of town and the sirens were going off. We all were ushered in to the hall and they shut down all the lights in the whole complex. Curiosity got the best of us and we wandered toward the front door. The hail, which we could hear hitting the building, and rain and wind made it impossible to see anything out side. Literally, we could not even see the sidewalk right outside the door. We feared the worst for our car. After about 20 minutes the all clear was given. We found our way out to our car to find that it is only slightly dimpled from the hail. Praise God! We watched as the storm headed toward our home town. I called ahead and talked with a friend. As we were on the phone they were heading to a tornado shelter. I could hear the sirens going off through the phone. We decided to stay in Scottsbluff a bit longer and let the storm get through where we were headed. We prayed for safety for all in our town. Thank the Lord everyone and everything is alright today.
Best we can see, the most damage was done in Scottsbluff. Our town, our home, our other car, all seem to be o.k. Our second brush with severe weather and it's only the 2nd week of June. I think it could be a long summer if this keeps up!
We spent last week on the road and enjoying a great vacation with the kiddos. I will post more on that later once I get a chance to snag some photos off the camera and get somewhere I can upload them! In the mean time, let me share our exciting last couple of days.
Sunday night we were driving home from picking up the kids and heading back to the Panhandle. Just outside of North Platte we saw lighting and clouds up ahead. It looked like a good rain storm. As we got closer and passed by North Platte, we realized that this was a severe storm. We turned on the radio, and sure enough, all the towns we were approaching were under a tornado warning and being told to take shelter. A little freaked out, I pulled an illegal manuever with the car and flipped a U-turn on the interstate and headed back to North Platte. We hustled into the gas station and met an incredibly nice attendant who let us look at her computer for the radar of the storm and park our car out of the way of any hail and camp out in the gas station / Taco Bell until the storm passed. Thankfully the storm went south faster than east and North Platte missed the worst of it and we were back on the road with only an hour delay. The clouds and sunset following the storm were stunning.
Our second encouter with severe weather happened last night. We took the kids to Scottsbluff to print off vacation pictures for a scrapbook and see the movie Marmaduke. While we were watching the previews for the movie the lights in our theatre came on and a manager came in and said that a tornado had been spotted just outside of town and the sirens were going off. We all were ushered in to the hall and they shut down all the lights in the whole complex. Curiosity got the best of us and we wandered toward the front door. The hail, which we could hear hitting the building, and rain and wind made it impossible to see anything out side. Literally, we could not even see the sidewalk right outside the door. We feared the worst for our car. After about 20 minutes the all clear was given. We found our way out to our car to find that it is only slightly dimpled from the hail. Praise God! We watched as the storm headed toward our home town. I called ahead and talked with a friend. As we were on the phone they were heading to a tornado shelter. I could hear the sirens going off through the phone. We decided to stay in Scottsbluff a bit longer and let the storm get through where we were headed. We prayed for safety for all in our town. Thank the Lord everyone and everything is alright today.
Best we can see, the most damage was done in Scottsbluff. Our town, our home, our other car, all seem to be o.k. Our second brush with severe weather and it's only the 2nd week of June. I think it could be a long summer if this keeps up!
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