The Blackburn Digest

I may have visited this subject before, (during a prior storm/tornado season)….. I’ve never been a “happy camper” during severe thunderstorms. Actually, that mild statement doesn’t even hint at the bundle of exposed nerves I become when Mother Nature chooses to become violent and loud. When my children were young, I managed to put on a brave face (”See the pretty lightning?”) and avoided instilling my fear in them. Now that they are adults and not witness to my “silly” reaction, I’m simply a wuss during each large thunderstorm which barrels merrily through our area! 

 Yes, I realize this didn’t get posted until April 18th! I would say, “Hey, it has been a busy month!”, but that boat won’t float. Not when the New Mom manages to get blogs written while caring for my  grand-daughter and handling pet care, household chores and multiple web sites! 

 -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -

Thursday, March 15th, started in a fairly normal fashion; Tom’s alarm rang at 7 AM. I didn’t want to get up, but I always do, and I did. I was being lazy and taking the day slowly- had just climbed into casual clothes when a text message arrived on my new Razr cellphone. (The Razr wasn’t an impulse buy; when I attempted to purchase a new battery, I discovered that my trusty Nokia had become a dinosaur!).