Yesterday I was having a lazy afternoon, enjoying some time by myself, when my phone started buzzing. I checked it to see that I had gotten a text message from the kids’ school marked URGENT. Reading on, I saw that the ministry was forecasting a sandstorm for the afternoon so they were ordering all schools to close early. It had been hazy and windy and visibility was poor all day, but I was a little nervous about how bad it might get if they were sending all the kids home early.
Remember this? October sandstorm
and this? It’s raining dirt!
Fearing that my kids might end up trapped on the bus in the middle of a sand tornado, I decided to drive to pick them up from school. Not because they’d be better off trapped in a car with me (oh man, can you imagine the panicking that would go on inside that vehicle?), but because the buses are slow and I knew if I was there right at release we would be home before the buses even pulled out of the parking lot. Then we’d be home safe and sound together — less worry for me.
I knew that the storm might delay Josh, but I wasn’t worried about him. He had a layover in Bahrain and was meeting up with a friend who lives there and I figured if he got stuck there overnight he could do some house hunting. His flight did end up being cancelled, but of course they waited until it was time to take off before officially canceling and then they rescheduled them all for 4 hours later so he ended up spending the night in the airport and getting home at 5 am. Poor guy.
This is from today — the visibility is still poor even though there’s no wind today. The sky is less brown than it was yesterday, but it’s still pretty dusty out. We didn’t end up having a big storm roll in like last time, but everything is covered in dirt. We’re supposed to go camping tomorrow so I hope the air clears by then.
Not related to the storm — this cute thing trying on her new outfit made from a man’s head wrap.
Cute, huh? A friend had it made for her daughter, but it turned out too small. It’s big on Camille, but it won’t be long before she can wear it.
