Friends

       Lately, the weather here has been vary variable.   Last Tuesday there was a "tornado watch" where the employees at Randy's work were sent to the bathroom (the most fortified room in a building) as there was spotted a tornado system which had not landed but was around the airport.    Sirens went off in our neighborhood and a "funny" noise vibrated down the pipes in the bathrooms.    Never having been in a tornado watch system, we did not catch some of the signs that a very active system was probably passing by and we should have barricaded ourselves into the closet for the duration of the immediate threat.
When we did not have tornado watch systems passing by, we had rain.   We are from Oregon, but never have we seen the water fall with the rate and force that we saw last week.   Instantly the ditches and drainage systems were filled and potholes formed on the roads.   Some were able to fit an entire tire in them.
      Needless to say, the parks were flooded again.    We could not go outside and even look for friends so the cardboard castle was the site of much activity.   Renewed interest in the little princesses and stuffed animals and the adventures to be had were happening all over our living room.   When the rains lifted and the parks were relatively dry, the animals continued the adventures.   Mango, the little flat monkey, had the best time at the park swinging from the "monkey bars".   He also enjoyed the slide and riding in pockets or shirts as Sabrina played on everything.    Yesterday, George the giraffe made the park trip.   There was actually another little girl at the park and it was nice to see that Sabrina was willing to share George with the little girl. This was HUGE as George is one of her most loved animals.   However, Sabrina is grasping in little steps that people are to be cherished more than things.

Sabrina, Mango and Big Dog!