through all of this.
I hate that I had to pick Jack up early and then leave him alone at home for about an hour and a half until Mr. Kris got home :( I told him to stay in the family room (basement) and that if he heard something like a freight train to go into the bathroom or walk in closet down there since there are no windows. I know he was worried :( When I was his age I remember many times hiding in the hallway linen closet, the only room in the house with no windows. I'd drag my comforter in there with me, some books, and as many of the cats as I could catch!
You did good, mama--you taught your son well what to do! But yeah, it would still be worrying to not be there with him through the bad weather. We've never had weather severe enough to warrant hunkering down somewhere with no windows...well, OK, we had the tornado touch down further up the street in '24 but like a couple of idiots, Dad and I were standing in front of the large window in the living room, watching the trees swaying back and forth. Probably should've headed for the hallway (the only "safe" spot in the house).
