If there is one thing Minnesota leads in it is analyzing/planning/discussing the weather. And so it was that all the forecasts for Sunday were for extreme weather - tornado watch, hail storms, and heavy rain. Having had our garden shredded by hail about five years ago this same weekend, and having just planted dozens of new plants in our new garden bed, this family was preparing for the worst. Julie woke up early and decided to move all potted plants and window boxes into the garage, then used empty containers to cover the new plants like little hail bunkers. We then planned for a day inside, cleaning out the old toys for the upcoming garage sale, craft projects and some tv shows. So naturally, nothing ever came of this storm except for some light rain at about 4pm.
The upside is our plants got to wear hats all day, and Ted could walk the kids to the park for the city wide ice cream social. The organizers also saw the forecasts so had moved the festivities inside, but we still got our free ice cream cone and an assortment of giveaways. The highlight was getting to go in the police car and fire truck afterwards. And then playing at the park and going to the fishing pier, where the kids talked up a guy catching a fish on literally every cast (a well stocked lake!). Joe even got to hold a fish which quickly flopped on to the pier. Stay tuned for an upcoming fishing trip if Joe stays interested.
Turned out to be a beautiful day!
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