The story begins on Friday evening, when we had plans to get to sleep early, since Saturday would be a very long day. Friday was hot and humid, with thunderstorms predicted all day, but we didn't hear the first rumbles until we were in bed at 9 PM. I slept uneasily until 10:30 PM when we were jolted awake by loud thunder and lightning and a sound like someone dumping truckloads of marbles onto our roof! It was a rare hailstorm that had us alternately laughing and groaning for about 15...
Published on May 16, 2010 15:56