I want to confess that for reasons unknown I'm terrified of tornadoes. I can remember when I was younger being frightened of thunderstorms and especially lightning. Now that I'm older it doesn't bother me so much anymore. I'm actually fascinated with lightning. My only exception is when the particularly strong storms that occur during the night. I anxious and develop a frustrating sense of paranoia when it comes to the particular "t-word". I used to get terrible night tremors and they felt so real that when I would try and go back to sleep the visions would remain so clear in my head. I couldn't watch anything close to bed time because I feared it would create these hideous visions. I can't watch the Wizard of Oz anymore...not that I ever enjoyed the film to begin with.
Sometimes at night when the weather is bad, as it is tonight, I can't fall asleep because my mind is constantly at work thinking and worrying about it. I'll leave the light on, hugging my Twinkles, (and now wishing I had my Panda near - that's my pet name for Sam) and eventually if I'm able to, fall asleep.
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