Storm, Subway & Freezers

May 2, 2008

What an evening this has been! Elizabeth and Michael have applied for adoption through DHS and started classes tonite - lasting for the next month - as part of the adoption process. I will be keeping Addy for them on most of the nights they have class. After work today, I drove down here - almost home - to meet them at the location of their class and picked up Addy to keep for the evening. She and I then drove to Choctaw to have dinner with Chance and then go visit her cousins - Candace and Nick’s kiddos.

We made it to Subway and had almost finished out dinner when the tornado warnings began! We watched it rain, hail and the rotation of a major wall cloud . . . right over the restaurant! It really was awesome to see the clouds rolling and churning - trying to form a tornado! The sirens went off at least twice - two separate times - because of the possibility of a tornado forming from that wall cloud. We stayed at Subway until it was all clear. At one point the district manager called the store and told the workers to get everyone - including the customers - into the walk-in freezer! We never did go into it - but positioned ourselves right outside of it - close enough to get in if necessary.

Poor little Addy got scared a couple of times, but the girl working was so sweet to her. She let her go in the back with her and showed her the freezer we would go into if a tornado came. When we left Addy gave her a big hug!

It was great to spend time with Chance. I really miss him. I love to hear about his life and everything he’s doing. I’m glad that we have the relationship we share - I can’t imagine life without him!

Once the storm passed, Addy and I went to Candace’s to see the kids. It was fun to see them and especially fun for Addy to get to play with them for awhile. They hadn’t seen each other in a while and had a great time together. They’re so sweet.

Yesterday at my aunt’s funeral service they shared some pictures of her one of the pictures they showed is also one of the best “treasures” I hold inside of my great-aunt (whose hands are pictured), of my grandmother (sister to great-aunt) and of my mother and my aunt (mother’s sister)! They all are such amazing women, full of love for God and family. We now have only my aunt - each of the other’s has passed on - to a life eternal with our Lord!

In His Love and Blessings
annb