I'm in the bullseye, just south really of OKC, and yesterday we prepped the shelter, bug bombed it, scooped out old dead spiders. I have a 7 year old that is terrified of spiders. So this will not be fun if we have to go down there, although it's extremely clean at this point. The handle on it was quite rusty, so we had to lube it to get it unstuck. Aside from my three kids, we're likely to have grandparents here, and my sister in law and niece. So that makes 9 people we gotta fit into a shelter. We've done it before. I've stocked up on crayons, tablets, and snacks just in case. Not to mention the already numerous amount of canned goods down there already.

We were in Missouri during the Joplin Tornado, so I'm not taking any chances.My husband actually worked in Joplin, but I made him stay home that day because I was scared, and I saved his life, his building was destroyed. So, always follow your instincts on this stuff.

My kids are home with me all day, and I've cancelled all appointments because driving is the worst thing you can do if you aren't a trained spotter. I even went as far as taking trained spotter courses this year with the NWS. Lucky for us, we live on a hill and get a good view of all incoming storms from the west and Northwest. For some reason we've been extremely lucky and all have gone north of us, or broken apart. We call the land Prayer Hill, because of the luck we have with storms. I'm not banking on it though. I'd rather pray in a shelter, than pray outside of one. My father in-law and Mother in-law however seem to think they'll just get swept off in a whirlwind like Elijah, and they have no fear. Not quite the same thing, as Elijah's whirlwind didn't have sharp debris!