We just went through a night of heavy storms. While my husband and I usually enjoy the light show of a good summertime thunderstorm, this one was a doozy. Severe thunderstorm watches turned into warnings until finally the dreaded tornado warning was issued.
While we weren’t afraid, our toddler-age daughter was; the thunder was booming, the [...]
Tags: bad weather, child safety, lightning, severe weather, storms, thunderstorms, weather
Posted in: Parenting
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Spring is a time of new beginnings – when the birds begin to sing again, flowers start to bloom and the leaves form on branches. It’s also a good time to start thinking about storm safety. Remember the adage “April showers bring May flowers”? Well, it’s nearly April, and those showers are coming.
It’s important to [...]
Tags: Safety, storms, thunderstorms, weather, weather warnings
Posted in: Current Events
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This post was partly inspired by fellow blogger brit’s post on spending time outdoors with kids and partly by my boys’ preschool schedule of activities. Springtime is expected to be here soon and according to their schedule, lots of time will be spent going to the forest, hiking, and exploring nature’s seasonal changes. And with [...]
Tags: children, Europeans, forest, outdoor activities, outdoors, weather
Posted in: Education
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I don’t generally make a lot of time to go outside for myself. Between keeping the house in order and meeting all my writing deadlines I just naturally seem to stay inside most of the time. It isn’t that I don’t like going outside – quite to the contrary, I like it a [...]
Tags: nature, outside, park, play, weather
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