Last night a wee storm started with thunder and lightening and torrential rain until the middle of the night. Then it just rained.

According to the police email this morning it rained a helluva lot, so much so that the water was lifting manhole covers.

It was almost sunny when we woke, storm over.... WRONG. Didn't take long to realize the storm had an eye and we were in it. By the time I'd had a shower it was so dark we needed the lights on. Then the thunder started again.

Undaunted we readied ourselves for school, Bex had text me warning that some heavy hail was coming. (She's further down the valley and got it first)
Hail can hurt, so I made sure the kids had three layers on their heads. (woolen hat, hood from sweatshirt, then hood from thick jacket) Gloves were added to stop the hail stinging their hands.

Well... what fun! We got as far as the corner - lightening, thunder, hail, rain ... I was keeping an eye on power poles!!
Before we were half way - our jeans and coats were soaked.... the hail became a little more forceful and full on southerly. We turned back... into the fucn storm.

So now, our coats are in the washing machine, as they're too wet to just dry - our shoes are stuffed with newspaper and hopefully drying... I rang the school and said Caoilie won't be in today as we only got half way before we were soaked. I doubt anyone gave a flying fuck anyway.
Even my hoodie was soaked.. and it's not like we have pathetic gear!  But even if it fines up now we will have to wait for coats to dry etc... and hats... and gloves!!

And the cat decided to lick the Vegemite off my toast!! What a fucn liberty! She should be thinking herself lucky that she never has to venture outdoors, unless she really really wants too.

I think I've cured the rabbit of her house wrecking ways... I attached her litter box to the corner of her hutch, she can't tip it or move it now... and she hasn't ripped up any of the newspaper or rearranged her hutch at all since!!!
She's a very lucky bunny - it would be crap having to live outside this winter, what with all the storms we've had etc.

I'm sure I was supposed to do something today - no doubt it will come to me ...

Have a good one!