Cal didn’t get to come home this weekend. He was stuck in Akron. He gave me a call to tell me there was one hell of a storm going on. During our conversation the tornado sirens went off. Damn that triggered an Iraq flash back. They sounded similar to the “take cover” alarms that would sound in Baghdad when we were under attack.

Cal told me everything was fine…it was just a precaution. That was not very reassuring to me. I was genuinely concerned. I can remember numerous occasions while in Baghdad, I’d be talking on the phone to friends and family and the sirens would go off or there would be an explosion close by. They would freak and I would tell them that everything was fine and there was nothing to worry about. Now I know how they felt and that my words were not very reassuring.

Amazing how it feels when the shoe is on the other foot.

Ms Sparky