We're NOT in Texas anymore Todo!

Hurricane Francis...or what is left of her...is continuing to move up the East coast. We had our share of bad weather today. First there were potential problems with flooding. It seems as though there are lots of areas that are prone to flooding around here and they will close school for it. All the kids kept asking if school would close. Personally I don't think it even rained that much...however...I guess if it rained more upstream in the mountains then we would suffer also.

But the most exciting things happened right as the day ended. Fourth block, not my favorite, went well today and the bell rang and everyone left. I had to go to the office to turn in a cut slip for someone I know was skipping my class 3rd block. As I was leaving the office the student body started flooding back in the front doors. I quickly assessed the situation..as all good teachers do. I mean...school was out...why weren't they leaving!!! Much to my dismay...a tornado had touched down just a few miles north of the school and was supposedly coming towards the school. Students were hurried back inside into the auditorium for safety. The air was off...it was incredibly humid...and come to find out the storm was moving north...away from the school!!! But...we still had to wait to make sure.

The funniest moment...at least to me is when our school officer came in and we asked what was happening. He said that a tornado had definetly touched down...destroying several bulidings and rupturing gas lines. At that moment 2 deputies were out searching for the tornado and would report back when they found it. SEARCHING FOR IT??!?!?! FIND IT?!?!? IT WAS A FREAKING TORNADO FOR CRYING OUT LOUD...HOW IN THE WORLD COULD IT NOT BE SEEN????? WHY WERE THEY SEARCHING FOR IT...AND WHAT EXACTLY WERE THEY GOING TO DO IF THEY FOUND IT???? I laughed at that for quite awhile...of course...maybe I found it funny because I was in a hot, humid, autorium with hundreds of unhappy teenagers and you have to keep a sense of humor to remain sane!

So here I am in Virginia...far far away from "Tornado Alley"...in which I have spent my entire life...In all that time...i have been in only one serious threat of a tornado...and now...here I am...in Virginia for less than 2 months and already a tornado...very close. CRAZY!

Other than that my day went well. I did a lab with sand today in which my kids modeled topographic maps. It was one of those successful activities when they actually learned something!!! They all said that they understood topographic maps much better now. Happy Day! Now...if only they will remember it!

Well...time for a shower and bed...and I still need to plan tomorrows lesson. Hopefully I won't wake up tomorrow surrounded by little people, a yellow brick road, and a green witch!