I don't think I've mentioned this yet, but we live really close to the train tracks. Really close. I'm thankful that we don't live quite as close as others in student housing, but lets just say that if I'm outside when the train goes by I can read most of the signage (or graffiti) on the side. Everyone says, oh, you won't hear them after a while. Well, that's partly true...unless you are having problems getting to sleep! They come by frequently, and it's not the noise of the engine that's the problem, it's the whistle/horn! So, at every road crossing (which we are of course also very close to) the trains will blow the whistle. Some whistles are nice and short, but others just lay on the horn through the whole way through Fort Worth, I think!
Anyway, last night I was up much later than usual and had problems going to sleep. I was just drifting off, when the train came by...a few minutes later, another. Who knew so many trains went through after midnight? I think a may have drifted off a little bit around 2 am.
Then, the bombs started going off, well, it was thunder really, but it sounded like buildings were being destroyed right outside my window. It was so loud...and of course, thunder like that is accompanied by strobe lights...I mean lightening. This went on for about an hour. It was totally crazy, and did I mention the buckets of water hitting our roof too??? The storms here are just amazing...and frequent. I think we've had thunder storms every Thursday and Friday since we've moved here...
I think I finally drifted off to sleep sometime after 3 am...but 8:30 (when I woke up!) still seemed way to early! The boys are so tired today they are like zombies. Josiah is playing with legos and every once in a while it gets really quiet so I look over and he's just staring off into space. Ethan said he was too tired to hold his pencil (for school) so he has headed back to bed to read and rest already this morning. Hopefully tonight's storm won't be nearly as spectacular.
The video is from last weeks storm...it was pretty mild compared to last night...
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