April signals the arrival of spring, which means 3 things for my family: enjoying the outdoors, sports, and my least favorite thing in the world...returning to our tornado shelter for safety. When I was a kid growing up in Kansas, I thought dangerous storms were so cool. I grew up thinking we lived in a pretty safe place weather-wise. I remember watching TV newscasts of hurricanes in the south and earthquakes in the west and thinking, "Boy am I glad I don't live there."
It took getting married, having kids, and moving away to realize that I actually grew up in an area with some pretty dangerous weather. I remember channel surfing one evening to stumble upon live coverage of the Joplin tornado touching down and feeling so scared. Imagine my excitement when my wife told me she wanted to accept a job offer and move us there! To put it simply, I think tornadoes are absolutely terrifying, and I never want to see one as long as I live. My wife, on the other hand, thinks they are amazing and wants to actually pay one of those tornado chasers to take her face to face with one. This is coming from a woman who screams and trembles with fear if a June Bug lands anywhere near her. I'm hoping that we won't have to head to the shelter much, if at all this April. Stay safe everybody!
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