Friday, July 30, 2010

Mrs. Ring Goes to Washington and all I got was...

A magnet.



But, it isn't just any magnet, it is a Bo magnent. That's right, the first dog. And, I love it. Bo's Dad is none other than the President of the United States. I think that is pretty cool.



More Storm Clouds

Mommy was talking to Grandma the other night while keeping one eye on the sky. She tried to describe what she was seeing, but I told her that she should take some photos so I could post them for Grandma.









Sunday, July 18, 2010

Bow Echo

Bow echo, a term I am now all too familiar with. Mommy and Daddy spent much of the day at home yesterday because they heard there might be bad storms. They didn't want me to be alone. That was a good thing because once it hit, things were really scary.

We dodged a bullet earlier in the day. The storms missed us. So, Mommy and Daddy headed to dinner, but weren't gone long. They saw the weather channel in the restaurant and the storms in the far western part of the state were getting more "intense." So, they headed home.

Daddy spent the next half hour working on the remote for the TV (we had a to get a new receiver for the TV upstairs - don't ask). So, Mommy and I headed downstairs to watch TV. Once Daddy was finished, he called Mommy upstairs to see the "clouds" that were rolling-in. And, this is what she (and I) saw:





The clouds didn't look like anything I had ever seen before. I was not happy...and I made sure Mommy and Daddy knew that it was time to come inside. But, they only did when the tornado sirens went off (We would learn that a tornado had been spotted two miles West of Rogers and that it was moving East...right for us).



I ran back down to the basement...and I could tell that Mommy was scared. And then I heard a loud boom...I took off to go upstairs and Daddy ran after me. He told me that I would be safer in the basement. So, he picked me up and brought me to Mommy. And then, boom. It was a power going off (and then back on). So, Daddy ran upstairs to get my collar and leash (just so I could stay close to Mommy and Daddy). It seemed like forever before he came back downstairs. Daddy said that he had never seen anything like it before. The sky was a "black green." He said he thought to himself that this was going to "suck."

Needless to say, I stayed very close to Mommy and Daddy in the basement. Thankfully our power came back on and we could watch the track of the storm on the news.



We eventually went upstairs to see if we had any damage...and this is what we saw:





It turned out that all we got was a lot of rain...but many parts of the cities received rain, straight-line winds, hail and tornado touch downs.

But, at least I know what to do in a bad storm now. And, Mommy and Daddy said I did really well by remaining calm.

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Weekend With Friends

Mommy and Daddy spend the fourth of July with Karla, Tim and Jack! It was Jack's first
fireworks ever! Mommy and Daddy said that he was soooo good...he wasn't even phased by the loud booms.

So, Mommy took lots of pictures of Jack - and the fireworks - so I could share them with you.

























Sunday, July 4, 2010

It's Independence Day

Happy Birthday, America.

Friday, July 2, 2010

Today is my birthday

I turned three years old today! Daddy said we had to commemorate it with "official" pictures.