Yesterday morning the weatherman was predicting storms throughout the day and into the night. This county has had about enough of storms these past few months. The March 31 tornado took out two schools - elementary and middle schools that were built next to each other - and the county has erected two temporary facilities in a new setting to serve as schools. Monday was the first day of the new school year. Yesterday's storm unnerved the students; the tent-like structures didn't shelter them from the noise of the rain and thunder, and many of the kids were scared. School wasn't cancelled for the day, but kids were allowed to go home if they were scared and had someone who could pick them up. I imagine the noise level made it impossible to teach or learn, anyway.
It rained off and on all day and was still raining as I left work (it was "office day").
We'd planned a dinner with our granddaughter, who is leaving for college this weekend - just pizza at her house because everyone's busy schedules couldn't accommodate anything more complicated. The point, anyway, was not the food, it was just to spend a little extra time with the kid. It was a nice visit.
It rained off and on all night. At some point, the power went out. I slept fitfully after that, worrying about over-sleeping. Who was I kidding? I'm always up at the crack of dawn, rain or shine.
Today is another dreary day. Blah.
And just as I typed that, the sun came out.
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