An Evening of Tornadoes and Planting

In Oklahoma there are two kinds of people: those that panic and seek shelter from tornadoes and those that have a BBQ on the back porch while the tornado comes down the street.  Okay, maybe an exaggeration, but you know what I'm talking about.  I remember as a kid being very scared of them, running immediately to our "shelter" once the sirens started.  Now, I wait until it's down the street.  Tonight, we checked to make sure it wasn't too close, finished P90X, sat back, ate cereal, and watched the weather a little longer...THEN my brother, three dogs, and I "enjoyed" some time in the laundry room.  Not too bad though (other than the smell, of course); let's just say I was glad to have put Scentsy room spray in there along with the flashlight and weather radio.  I am glad to report that we are safe and sound, and the house is intact.  My heart goes out to those who haven't been as fortunate!

The "scare" was over for us around 7, so I figured it would be a good time to plant some flowers.  Logical, don't you think?  Unlike tornadoes, planting is not something I know a whole lot about.  What I do know is that it makes my hands very red, blotchy, and itchy.  And I know that I do not like to get dirty.  But tonight I had this lovely vision of neatly planting flowers in the pots on the porch.  Jokes on me.  It is possible I got more dirt on me and the porch than in the pots.  Oh well.  Hopefully they will stay alive!

This is a "before" from a couple months ago