I've been watching. Weatherman has kept us updated. It doesn't look like anything serious in my area. Poor Joplin had sirens going off again tonight. Jesus. Those poor people are stressed out enough; they didn't need a repeat of the sirens even if the tornadoes skipped them this time.

Newsman from KC who went down there after the destruction the night it happened, had to take shelter in the basement of St. John's Medical Center twice tonight while he was on the air with us here in KC. Their basement is OK, just the rest of the place pretty well ripped up, windows out and the top floors demolished. But that basement is where all the cops, firefighters, and other personnel who came down to help have gone for shelter along with the newspeople.

We've had thunder and lightning (lots of that) and rain but no major wind that I've heard and no hail. The tornado watch is pretty inactive although not expired. I think one weatherman with NBCAction News is staying just in case until the 3:00 o'clock expiration when all the storms will have passed.

I'm about to hit the hay. Even my cats aren't concerned although Merc is scared of thunder and he stretches out under an end table until it's all gone. Phoenix? Sleeping peacefully in the middle of the floor not too far from Mama (his usual place). So that's a good indication all is well.

I'll keep those weather sites bookmarked for future use.

I shall say a Thank You prayer tonight that the bad stuff has missed us.

I've got some good clothes in my closet in rubber bins in various sizes that I outgrew after I quit smoking and gained some weight. I think I'll look into how I can get those down to Joplin for the people who have lost everything. We've got trucks going down there with water on Thursday and KU Med Ctr. is sending a lot of stuff down there on Friday on a truck. Maybe I could send those boxes with them. I'll check on that tomorrow.

I think that would be a great use for clothes I no longer need and will never wear again and are pretty nice. I guess now I know why I haven't taken them to Good Will or tossed them. I'll do without the tax deduction so some ladies can have something to put on their back.

Wow, I'm just all wound up, aren't I? I get that way late at night sometimes. :-)