Stormy Weather

Once, when I was little, my sister and I were sleeping downstairs in our unfinished basement. I remember waking up and needing to use the bathroom, but it was dark and I was a little bit afraid. I got up, and as I got to the door to go up the stairs I saw a flash of light. It scared me half to death, and I ran as fast as I could and jumped back into bed with the covers pulled up tightly over my head. My heart was pounding so loud it sounded like thunder. Oh wait! It WAS thunder. Whew! It was just a storm. I walked up the stairs and noticed that the front door was open and my dad was sitting just outside the door watching the lightning and listening to the thunder. He let me sit out there with him for a while. It's a great memory for me, sitting with my dad, lightning flashing across the dark sky, then a BOOM! I LOVED IT! I still love a good, strong thunderstorm, and when I hear thunder I quickly open all the windows, or go sit outside, so that I can hear it loud and clear. You can imagine how I was feeling last week during the awesome "fireworks" show that Mother Nature put on. I grabbed my camera and tried to capture some of the awesomeness (is that a word?). My kids stood out on our front porch with me. I'm so glad that none of them are afraid. The pictures don't do justice to how the sky looked that night. It was absolutely amazing!