Priorities
**Naturally**, when the bad weather blew through here this evening, with high winds and thunderstorm warnings and the tornado sirens eventually going off, I was not at home. In fact, the two oldest were here by themselves. Not only was I *not* at home, but I was in a location that didn’t have cell service, so I couldn’t even call to check on them. Nothing like the parental guilt that comes with leaving your children alone, and left to their own devices during a potential tornado.** Thankfully, my mother was able to at least call them and give them directions. She relayed to me the conversation she had with Kellen as things started looking bad outside:
Grandma Betty: “Kellen, I want you to get a flashlight and the phone and get down in the storm shelter.”
Kellen: “Should I get bottled water?”
Grandma Betty: “I don’t think you’ll be down there that long, but if you want to, that’s fine.”
Kellen: “Should I take food?”
Grandma Betty: “Again, you won’t be down there very long, but if you want to take a snack while you wait, that’s fine. I’ll call you when its ok for you to come back up.”
Kellen: “Should I get the dogs?”
Grandma Betty: “Yes, if you can get the dogs and even the cat down there with you, that would be good.”
Kellen: “Should I get Brayden?”
Hmmmmm. His sister was FOURTH on the list, behind the phone, dogs, and the fruit snacks??? Good to know where his priorities are.
**For the record, it was TOTALLY not my fault. Details to follow.
19 Responses to Priorities
May 10th, 2010 saat: 9:37 PM
Jim and I were driving back from Dallas((IKEA of course) You know when Norm walked into Cheers…I’m just sayin’) anyway.. we wondered if you get to try out the shelter today… but it sounds like you missed the fun…Glad everyone is safe.
May 10th, 2010 saat: 10:45 PM
I cracked up as much reading it as I did hearing it. It just makes me smile and giggle everytime I think of it!
What did Brayden think about it?
May 10th, 2010 saat: 11:24 PM
So glad you guys are ok…thought of you when I was watching the coverage on TV…some places in the metro look so awful :( Thoughts and prayers with everyone.
May 11th, 2010 saat: 5:04 AM
This happened to me last summer..I don’t live in a place that generally sees tornados, but we happened to have threat of one last summer while my children were home and I was in the hairdressers…I was OUT OF MY MIND. We don’t have storm shelters here, so I was on the phone with my oldest son giving him crazy directions…it was the longest 1/2 hour of my life…I could not get home in time and felt totally trapped…what a terrible feeling. Glad all worked out ok for your family
May 11th, 2010 saat: 8:16 AM
OMG Kristie, that is hilarious!!! At least sister made the list. Finally. Saw it on the news last night and was worried until I got your note on FB – figured if you had power and were typing about the dress, you were ok. Crazy weather. How did Kendrie do?
May 11th, 2010 saat: 9:12 AM
That made me laugh out loud. Thank you!
Cheryl
WR
May 11th, 2010 saat: 10:06 AM
Glad yall are ok
that story is to funny – ………………..lol
May 11th, 2010 saat: 10:09 AM
That is hilarous! Glad you didn’t get hit hard though…
May 11th, 2010 saat: 11:02 AM
That is just hilarious!!! LOVE IT!
May 11th, 2010 saat: 12:04 PM
I’d much rather go through the occassional earthquake in California than even think about experiencing a tornado.
May 11th, 2010 saat: 2:52 PM
What a classic!! Hope Brayden’s feeling weren’t hurt…..
May 11th, 2010 saat: 2:56 PM
Hahahahahahahaha!!! That was laugh out loud funny:) I used to live in OKC. Gawd- I do not miss the tornado threats.
May 11th, 2010 saat: 4:08 PM
SO i don’t know if know this, but Awkward Family Photos recently published a book of some of their favorite photos – Kendrie’s Easter Bunny picture made the cut! (I work in a Borders and was flipping through it today when I noticed her – I’m going to assume you sent them the photo!) :)
May 11th, 2010 saat: 6:32 PM
Glad you and your family are OK. I too laughed out loud!!
May 11th, 2010 saat: 7:00 PM
hahahaha….I am so sure it would be the same here!
May 11th, 2010 saat: 11:04 PM
Yes, I know, we had to sign a waiver, and we even got paid for it! Ok, well, we’re not rich or anything now … in fact, I’m not even sure I could take the whole family out to dinner, ha! But its fun to know she’s in there! Kristie
May 12th, 2010 saat: 10:45 AM
You shouldn’t make me laugh like that — I’m in a cube now at work. What will my co-workers think? But that sounded just like something that would happen at our house.
May 12th, 2010 saat: 11:19 AM
Waiting to hear the details? Did something happen?
May 12th, 2010 saat: 11:45 PM
Is it inappropriate that his forgetting his sister made me laugh???
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