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Showing posts with label travel. Show all posts
Monday, February 23, 2009
Disney Pictures on Shutterfly
I finally put our Disney pictures on Shutterfly. They've been on Facebook for a while so some people have seen them. If you don't know our Shutterfly site address, drop me an e-mail and I'll send it to you.
Friday, May 30, 2008
So, About Kansas
As I mentioned in the previous post, our trip to Kansas was quite an adventure. You may have heard on the news that there was quite a bit of severe weather in the Midwest last week; well, much of it was near where we were!
Thursday, I was driving through Oklahoma while Alec slept. He woke up and checked the radar on his phone (he is such a weather geek) and noticed we were about to hit some storms. So, he took over the driving. I fell asleep, so I don't know how bad it was, but when we stopped in Wichita for gas and a snack, it was very windy. There were a lot of storm chasers at the gas station.
We continued on to Hayes without much trouble. Just after we arrived and were getting into bed (around 3 AM) the skies really opened up - I remarked that we were lucky we got there when we did. Around 5 AM, the power went out and with it the A/C in the hotel room. The power came back on around 6 AM, and then at 6:30, there was another lightning strike and the fire alarm went off! Alec went out into the hall to see if it was a real fire. The alarm only stayed on for a minute or two, so we figured it wasn't and we went back to sleep.
Friday during the day, we had nice weather. From Hayes, we went to Grandma T's house. She made supper for us, and M.K. stayed to help her clean up while Alec and I headed for Aunt T & Uncle W's house. About 15 minutes after we left there, Alec was checking the radar and realized some severe weather was headed our way. We went on, but called M.K. and told her to stay put. When we arrived at T&W's, we spent the rest of the evening watching tornado warnings on the news. (Not really the visit we'd planned!) M.K., Grandma and Uncle R (who had arrived by that time after driving through stormy weather) ended up having to go over to the neighbor's house and take shelter in the basement as a tornado headed right for town! Luckily, it passed by with no damage in the immediate area.
So, M.K. left for her hotel, about 40 minutes away. Just after she left, another tornado headed that way. She decided to press on, but she said it was a very scary drive. Fortunately, she made it safely, as there did end up being damage in the area. One couple was killed when their car was picked up and another couple's tractor trailer was picked up and spun around. They were lucky to survive - they broke out their windshield to escape from the vehicle and didn't know until afterwards there was a downed power line touching it.
Saturday we again had nice weather during the day so we were able to enjoy the Jubilee festivities. I think we might have had OK weather Saturday night, too. I don't remember anything bad.
Sunday started off nice and sunny if very hot & windy. Still, we were able to have the family BBQ outside at Grandma's with minimal trouble (I kept worrying that the very full skirt of my dress was going to blow up!) However, just as we finished cleaning up and were about to head for the hotel, a thunderstorm blew through. It was a quick one, though and we were soon on our way in much cooler temps!
Monday again started off nice. We hung out with Aunt T. and the cousins and then stopped in Wichita to see M. off at the airport. A storm blew through there, but it passed and we got on the road. Of course, the storm followed us all the way to the Oklahoma border. We stopped at a Shell station so Alec could take a break and get a drink. I stayed in the car. A few minutes later, he came running out to get me - they were about to close the store because a tornado had been spotted in the area! They actually locked the door before we got back to it, but thankfully they let us in. There were quite a few people in cars just trying to wait out the storm. One very brave & kind employee from the Shell ran out to get everyone to come into the store! We ended up huddled in the hallway & bathrooms while the storm passed. Except Alec - of course he and a few other people were watching the storm! Apparently, a tornado did touch down about 2 miles from where we were, but it was rain-shrouded. After that, we made it home with no more severe weather!
Ironically in all this, the theme for the Jubilee was . . . The Wizard of Oz!
Thursday, I was driving through Oklahoma while Alec slept. He woke up and checked the radar on his phone (he is such a weather geek) and noticed we were about to hit some storms. So, he took over the driving. I fell asleep, so I don't know how bad it was, but when we stopped in Wichita for gas and a snack, it was very windy. There were a lot of storm chasers at the gas station.
We continued on to Hayes without much trouble. Just after we arrived and were getting into bed (around 3 AM) the skies really opened up - I remarked that we were lucky we got there when we did. Around 5 AM, the power went out and with it the A/C in the hotel room. The power came back on around 6 AM, and then at 6:30, there was another lightning strike and the fire alarm went off! Alec went out into the hall to see if it was a real fire. The alarm only stayed on for a minute or two, so we figured it wasn't and we went back to sleep.
Friday during the day, we had nice weather. From Hayes, we went to Grandma T's house. She made supper for us, and M.K. stayed to help her clean up while Alec and I headed for Aunt T & Uncle W's house. About 15 minutes after we left there, Alec was checking the radar and realized some severe weather was headed our way. We went on, but called M.K. and told her to stay put. When we arrived at T&W's, we spent the rest of the evening watching tornado warnings on the news. (Not really the visit we'd planned!) M.K., Grandma and Uncle R (who had arrived by that time after driving through stormy weather) ended up having to go over to the neighbor's house and take shelter in the basement as a tornado headed right for town! Luckily, it passed by with no damage in the immediate area.
So, M.K. left for her hotel, about 40 minutes away. Just after she left, another tornado headed that way. She decided to press on, but she said it was a very scary drive. Fortunately, she made it safely, as there did end up being damage in the area. One couple was killed when their car was picked up and another couple's tractor trailer was picked up and spun around. They were lucky to survive - they broke out their windshield to escape from the vehicle and didn't know until afterwards there was a downed power line touching it.
Saturday we again had nice weather during the day so we were able to enjoy the Jubilee festivities. I think we might have had OK weather Saturday night, too. I don't remember anything bad.
Sunday started off nice and sunny if very hot & windy. Still, we were able to have the family BBQ outside at Grandma's with minimal trouble (I kept worrying that the very full skirt of my dress was going to blow up!) However, just as we finished cleaning up and were about to head for the hotel, a thunderstorm blew through. It was a quick one, though and we were soon on our way in much cooler temps!
Monday again started off nice. We hung out with Aunt T. and the cousins and then stopped in Wichita to see M. off at the airport. A storm blew through there, but it passed and we got on the road. Of course, the storm followed us all the way to the Oklahoma border. We stopped at a Shell station so Alec could take a break and get a drink. I stayed in the car. A few minutes later, he came running out to get me - they were about to close the store because a tornado had been spotted in the area! They actually locked the door before we got back to it, but thankfully they let us in. There were quite a few people in cars just trying to wait out the storm. One very brave & kind employee from the Shell ran out to get everyone to come into the store! We ended up huddled in the hallway & bathrooms while the storm passed. Except Alec - of course he and a few other people were watching the storm! Apparently, a tornado did touch down about 2 miles from where we were, but it was rain-shrouded. After that, we made it home with no more severe weather!
Ironically in all this, the theme for the Jubilee was . . . The Wizard of Oz!
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