[Lindsey]

We actually have a gate up to keep Layla OUT of the basement because there's just too much stuff she could get into (cords... my roommate's fish!) but I think maybe I'll find a way to fence off an area in the basement for her if weather like this continues! It was sweltering hot here last week, and then on Friday night right after I left to go home (and the sun was shining!), there was a huge thunderstorm. My roommate said the sky was never black.. it was just flashing from lightning for hours! A few towns just outside of the city were hit by baseball-sized hail! Windows and roofs and cars were smashed, crops were ruined. Then it was hot again for a few days and then the tornado warnings... now today again it's hot and is supposed to be sweltering hot again by the weekend! I think I'm gonna have to start checking the weather forecast more carefully before I leave for work in the morning.