After coming downstairs quietly this morning......another look outside and I saw that it was very dark, very cloudy, and not a cheerful looking day arriving. Soon the 1st Lady was up....and not too long later, she was downstairs and I then completed my morning rituals.....and after a quick cup of Fr Roast coffee, I went to the office and extended our stay until Sat morning.
And then......we began to see on the tellie local city news that major.....MAJOR...storms were approaching the San Antonio area. And so began the new few hours of watching the weather here on the tv....and by noon, it appeared that HUGE storms would be rolling across the south part of S.A......which is where TheHowserHouse is currently sitting. We began to talk about things we could do......I called the office to see if they had storm shelters anywhere on the grounds....HA!!!! Of course they didn't!!!
As the dark purple areas of the storms began to head directly for us, but about 30 miles away still we moved things around inside so that we could pull in the slides if it really became bad.....and the weather report was that the shear winds were at that time.....100mph!!!! Soooo, i turned on the walkie-talkie emergency weather and listened to that.....and they said that the hail in the approaching storm was between softball and grapefruit size......GOOD GOD!!!!!! No structure can go through something like that without massive damages......and so, I began to sweat it out......turned on the computer and watched the progression of the storms on the radar....and then as it was just a few miles from us, the storm turned more to a direct eastward movement.....and then...it missed us!!!!!! WHEW!!!!!! We were both soooo relieved.....and all we got was some rain, a bit of wind, and no hail at all!!!!!!
An hour or so later.....after some more rain.....the sun began to peek through the clouds.....and then the bright blue and very clear sky emerged. Before long I was outside and the motorhome that had pulled in beside us just before the storm began to approach had to change to get to the water hookup....and then the guy and I introduced ourselves. They, too, were from Missouri.....Nixa, to be specific.
A bit later.......and we all gathered outside for a very good Happy Hour, including the couple on the other side of us from the Houston, TX area. We sat outside with appetizers and drinks for a couple of hours.....and then we took our leave to have dinner before the American Idol and the Mizzou game.
During the intervening time, I checked on the weather for Missouri only to see that our arrival plans might not work.......depending on the projected snow storm for the weekend. Soooooo, we began to rethink our departure plans from here.............time will tell.
THE game!!!!! A great game by Mizzou, but sure wish they wouldn't let the score get sooooooo damn close in the final minutes of the game(s)!!!!!! And, with their next game on Sat., another reason to remain here in south Texas for another day or two......eh????
OK......a rather nerve wracking morning and early afternoon.........followed by a rather nerve wracking evening during the last minutes of the Mizzou game.......however, with the results of each tension filled minutes.........as always,........
LIFE IS CERTAINLY REALLY, REALLY GREAT!!!!!!......And, I hope it is for all of you, also!!!!!
(Still not able to get my pictures off of my camera and onto Picasa on the 1st Lady's computer!!)
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