Hugging Them a Little Tighter Today
It has been quite a few days at our house. The other day I had to perform the heimlich on Lorelai as she choked on her breakfast, we lost the contract on our house, and yesterday we had a close call with a possible EF4 or EF5 tornado. And while yes...all of these things will (or already have) turned out okay for us the stories that are emerging after these tornadoes make me so sad, and scared.
We sheltered in our laundry room for the tornado. It's supposed to be the safest room in our house. In the interior and no windows. But, after seeing and hearing of the devastation of people who were in their homes during this giant twister I know we need to get a shelter, like yesterday.
One particular story just makes me want to break out into tears, because if the tornado had moved just a few short miles closer it could have easily been us. A pregnant mom in Piedmont, Oklahoma, was home, sheltering in her tub with her 15 month old son, 3 year old son, and 5 year old daughter. The tornado came right through their home blowing them all in different directions. (The father was out of town on business.) The mom, 15 month old, and 5 year old were found and taken to the hospital in critical condition. Since yesterday the 15 month old has passed away. The 3 year old boy has not yet been found. They have divers in the lake and rescue crews and dogs searching, but no sign of him yet.
And that is why today I'm hugging on these two a little bit tighter, because I don't know how I could go on if I lost both of them:
We sheltered in our laundry room for the tornado. It's supposed to be the safest room in our house. In the interior and no windows. But, after seeing and hearing of the devastation of people who were in their homes during this giant twister I know we need to get a shelter, like yesterday.
One particular story just makes me want to break out into tears, because if the tornado had moved just a few short miles closer it could have easily been us. A pregnant mom in Piedmont, Oklahoma, was home, sheltering in her tub with her 15 month old son, 3 year old son, and 5 year old daughter. The tornado came right through their home blowing them all in different directions. (The father was out of town on business.) The mom, 15 month old, and 5 year old were found and taken to the hospital in critical condition. Since yesterday the 15 month old has passed away. The 3 year old boy has not yet been found. They have divers in the lake and rescue crews and dogs searching, but no sign of him yet.
And that is why today I'm hugging on these two a little bit tighter, because I don't know how I could go on if I lost both of them: