An earlier evening this week, my hott-hubby Dan emerged from his office with an announcement: “Hey boys… Guess what? There is a tropical storm forming in the Caribbean and you’ll be surprised to hear what the National Weather Service has named it!... ISAAC!” “Cool! A storm named after ME!” our eight year old son responded with glee! “Blah-ha-ha!.... Yeah right! Isaac is a storm!” answered his older sister, Violet, in her usual 12 ½ year old sarcastic tone. (I know she thought it was cool, too; but she was just bummed that her name starts with a “V” and the likelihood of having a storm named after her is less than slim.) Then, we heard a small little voice respond, “Oh? A storm?” It was Levi. As the color drained from his face and his freckles began to turn green, Levi froze for a complete 30 seconds. He didn’t say a word. Until finally… “R.U.N.! Come on! We have to go to the basement! NOW!” The tears began to fall like the impending rain from Tropical Storm … [Read more...]
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