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Saturday, April 25, 2026

Oklahoma weather

Supposed to be ugly today. Ramping up around three or four in the afternoon. And it's something we Okies sense. You can smell it in the wind. See it in the sky. 

There were tornado warnings when my kids were small. If they were at daycare, they went into a closet. If they were home, I'd put them in the bathtub with a mattress over them (when needed). Not suffocating my kids here. 😄

And let me tell you, I had the only four year-old that could point out our county on a map. They were saying meteorologists name before they formed whole sentences.
Serious business.

And now? Only have two in the state. Middle child is hyper aware of storms, especially since she now has to kids of her own. She downloaded a weather app on her phone. Has a weather radio. 
But the real question is: Does she actually use these? 🤔
I don't believe so.
Yesterday, there were tornadoes south of her, but in the same county. I sent a screenshot of the radar and explicitly said: these are south of you. Conveying assurance, or so I thought.
Apparently, her weather radio goes off, and I get the squinty-eye. 😑 It's a family thing, and it's hilarious. Anyway, I receive that. And a picture of her weather radio, because of course I did. 
I send another screenshot and reiterate..."It's bad. But it's all to the south of you."
MC: So we are good?
Me: For now. If it keeps tracking the same way. You can check your radar app and push the play button and it will show you what direction it's going.
MC: I rather you tell me lol Your weather eyes are better than mine lol

Are they??? LMAO
"Weather eyes" 🙄
This. Child.
Who is thirty, by the way.
So I will, once again, be the meteorological Mama. 


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