First Tornado AAAAAA

Ok so I knew that I would be having some very interesting blog posts but I did not think that it would be so soon to us moving down here, Saturday was wet but nothing to bad but then Sunday was dry and pretty all day. Sunday afternoon into the evening is when the weather began to change. We put the kids to bed and everything seemed to be ok. About 1230 I woke with a start for some reason and I tried to fall back asleep. Just as I was about to drift off that whent he lightening started up. I got up not wanting wake Steve or the kids I just sat watching the storm.I crawled back into bed at 145 watching the storm from bed, then the sirens went off, SCARED me to death, I was trying to stay calm but it was the most lightening I had ever seen in my life. I think I ran across the lving room to get Garett, I found him hiding under his blankets shaking like a scared puppy. The other two kids were a little more calm while we were expirencing it but once we can sit together and reflect my other 2 were scared too. The fear of the unknown the not being able to see what was going on out there didn't help, BUT there is a light at the end of the tunnel am getting education about what to expect.  I am told by everyone around us that once you expeirence your first one it does get easier. I am hoping that is the case. I also found out that a lot of people slept through the sirens and the storm. Life is sure interesting in the South.

Getting Settled

Well we made it to Mississippi. The area we live in looks a lot like central Oregon. Pine trees, oak trees, 2 lane country roads it is nice. We are about 15 miles from town and it is a very small base. Our house is AMAZING. The kids each have a walk in closet and tns of storage space. Our room is twice the size of our old room. The kids have already started making friends which is nice. I still haven't met anyone yet but I know that will soon change. I have to get used to having the dogs in the house so much. There isn't a fenced back yard so the dogs are always inside unless they need to go to the bathroom. Eventually we are going to get a gate so the dogs can spend a little more time outside. The hard part it is all the hair they leave around. I am sweeping the floors 3-4 times a day and vaccuming at least twice a day. All I have been doing is cleaning. All in all I think I am going to like it here. I will keep you guys updated.