We Dodged a Bullet...

As you've probably already heard by now, several tornados ripped through Arkansas, Tennessee, and Mississippi, including one a few short blocks from us that mercifully stayed in the air. The schools had the presence of mind to cancel the kids' activities that afternoon when the National Weather Service put us in a rare HIGH risk for severe weather. It was 80 degrees and sunny in February, so everyone knew something bad was going to go down.

A mall near our Sam's Club was hit hard, and Memphis International Airport closed for a short time and whisked passengers into safe rooms as the weather passed. Reports are still coming in, but more than two dozen people have died in Tennessee alone.

The kids were pretty scared after what happened in the Parker tornado back in '04. They put the cats in lockdown in a lower level hall bath, put the dog in an interior hallway with all the doors shut, and put themselves in a closet under the stairs. It was pretty hairy for a good while.

Anyway, I just wanted everyone to know that we were okay.