last night there was a tornado watch in effect for richardson, but all we ended up getting was 15 or so minutes of rain, lightening and thunder. i was disappointed! i'm just kidding... obviously, i was happy a tornado didn't demolish my town. but intense weather situations kind of thrill me, rather than scare me. when micah was a baby, there was a tornado warning and the civil defense alarms actually went off, and we went to the fire station to hide. it was... so... exciting! anyone who has actually lived through a catastrophic weather event and has had their home and belongings destroyed would probably like to punch me right now. i don't mean to belittle the devastation that tornadoes and hurricanes can cause... of course. but since i have never actually experienced one, they still have that adventure allure to me.

micah's leg, where she got her vaccine shots day before yesterday, is still stiff and sore. she is actually limping around, and says she can't really bend that knee. i asked the nurse at their pedi's office if this is normal, and she said, "most likely." whatever that means. i gave them both children's tylenol yesterday (they were both running low-grade fevers, and since i knew it was because of the vaccine and not a virus or something, i didn't hesitate to give them some pain relief), and micah said it helped with her leg pain. i don't think i'm going to give them two shots at once next month, at least not in the same area.

we're going to story time at the south garland library this morning. we had plans to go to library live yesterday morning, but micah and rowan just seemed too out of sorts from their soreness and fevers. besides, i knew the fever was from the shots, but just to be on the extra-safe side, we stayed home. luckily, library live happens several times a month at different branches around dallas, so we'll have the opportunity to go again very soon.