Enough with the twisters, already!

We knew there was bad weather heading our way with a chance of tornadoes, so it was no surprise when the tornado sirens woke us at 2:30am the other day.  We got the kids out of bed and all piled into "the hideaway" -- which is usually the kids' playroom under the stairs, but also happens to be one of the safest places in the house without a basement. We stayed there the rest of the night and although the kids woke up rested and happy...mommy & daddy were less well rested.  Now that we've done that once, we have a better plan to be safer and more comfortable the next time we need to duck & cover. Who knew there were so many twisters in AL!?