So, imagine my surprise when I woke up this morning and turned on the news...Flooding in OKC!! I was scheduled to be at a workshop this morning and they called before 8:00 to postpone and eventually called to cancel!
Now, here on the south side of town and in Moore we only got about 5" of rain. And we didn't have any flooding. But, on the north side of town and in Edmond...wow, they truly got a FOOT of rain! And the flooding was serious! We watched water rescues on the TV and it was similar to a snow day, in which all we did was watch the continuous news coverage of the outrageous weather!
And Jackson, true to form, had to re-inact the news broadcasts. He immediately set to work re-creating scenes and situations. Before we knew it, he had water rescues going around the living room. He had semi trucks on their sides in the kitchen. He had firemen going door to door checking on people. It was just amazing.
But the funniest thing was his "preparedness". (Now, mind you, his Grandma is a very "weather aware" person and has probably passed on some of this ultra-preparedness...
Jackson's only understanding of "being prepared" is getting ready to go outside in the snow (of which we had a LOT this winter), and getting ready to go to the storm cellar during potential tornadic activity (of which we, also, had alot this spring). So, understandably, this is the get-up that Jackson came up with to "be prepared" for a flood.
And, finally, Jackson built an airboat so he could help rescue this girl on TV. He did this all on his own. It was a pretty accurate replica of the real airboats they were using!
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