Another Stormy Monday

Dear Lila,

Last Monday was when we got stuck at Starbucks during a big thunderstorm. Today, we had another thunderstorm encounter but were way luckier.

When we went out to pick up GuhGaw from camp, the sky was again deceptively sunny, bright and clear. GuhGaw asked if we could play in the park for a little bit but it was too hot (over 90 degrees), so we just went to the supermarket to get some fruit before heading home. When we came out of the store, I noticed that the sky far off in the distance was dark and ominous but it was still sunny where we were. I joked that we better hurry home before we got caught in a storm again. But oh ho, it turned out to be no joke. Halfway home, the sky above us did instantly turn dark and ominous and thunder started booming. It was so loud, it literally sounded as if bombs were exploding all around us and even I got scared. We picked up the pace as fast as we could and you covered your ears, started crying and kept shouting, "I scared!" :-( GuhGaw also covered his ears as we walked/ran and tried to comfort you (and himself) by saying, "We're almost home. We're almost home." DiDi in his stroller, meanwhile, looked confused and didn't know why we were all so distressed.

The sky got darker and darker and the thunder got louder and louder but by the grace of whoever/whatever controls the weather, it didn't start raining until we were all safely in our house. We entered the door at 4:32pm and at 4:34pm, the sky tore open. It was much worse than last week; heavy sheets of rain poured down and the streets turned into streams in a matter of seconds. We would have been drenched instantaneously if we'd been caught in it. Oh my god, we're soooo lucky we weren't!

Love,
Mom