One of those days

Olive cat
Olive giving me that look before she jumps in my lap.

It was 4 a.m. when Olive jumped on the bed. She does this most mornings to catnap on my husband’s chest. However, this morning she missed and landed on his face.

My husband howled and ran into the bathroom, his face dripping blood. Olive got his nose, upper and lower lips and chin with her polydactyl claws. His face is a mess.

Later, I went to swim laps and the lifeguards told us to get out of the pool due to lightening.

My husband was out on errands when the car wouldn’t start. He had to wait 90 minutes for AAA.

I was at home amazed how the bright sunny day had turned into thunder, lightning, pouring rain and monster winds. There were tornadoes in Flagstaff — two hours away.

Heading back home after AAA replaced the battery, my husband called and said he was in a haboob!

I googled it and told him to pull over immediately. Everything I read said NOT TO DRIVE. Here’s a video of the haboob.

He said he was driving through it. There were trees on the freeway. Everyone was going under 40 mph and had their flashers on.

Once he drove out of the haboob he ended up in a flash flood.

My anxiety went into overdrive. He made it home safely — finally.

Have you ever had one of those days?

What about that weather?

Sunset after a storm in the Arizona desert
Sunset last night after a huge storm.

I got back home from running errands right before the storm hit. My phone gave that loud alarm with a flash flood warning stating to shelter in place, that it was a matter of life and death. For hours the rain poured and the thunder was constant. It was exciting but the noise level was exhausting.

Sunset views.
When the rain began, while there was still visibility.
Sunset view
The view from our driveway after the storm passed.

After the storm, we had a beautiful sunset. Today the rain should be here at 11 a.m. and last until the sun goes down again. I guess this is the Monsoon season I’ve heard so much about.

Have a great weekend everyone!

What are your plans for the weekend? Are you having any unusual weather?