Oh the weather

The night before Mother's Day was a night that made me appreciate the following day all that much more. I had been watching the weather on and off and saw that we were under a tornado watch. It had been that way for most of the day, so I decided it was okay to make a trip to Walmart. Gavin had just fallen asleep (on his rocking horse, which was the cutest and funniest thing. Levi didn't notice he was asleep because he has still hanging on.) I give Gavin a kiss, tell him I love him, and the last thing I tell said before walking out the door was, "Levi, watch the weather."
As I was shopping a bad feeling came over me. One baby's cry sounded like Gavin's, another's laugh reminded me of his. Then a little boy tripped in front of me. His mother said, "Gavin, you almost fell on that lady!" That was it. I decided I was going to check out and go home.
I turned the corner of the isle and an announcement was made. "Would all customers and Walmart employees go to the dressing rooms and back of the store. An employee who was directing us where to go looks right at me and says, "They have spotted a tornado and it is coming this way."
I head to the back of the store where we all got into a narrow hallway. This was a Saturday night so we were quite crowded. Everyone was getting calls about tornadoes on Race Street (the street I was on) or damage here and there (none of which were true) I was surrounded by mother's holding their babies tight, and here I was away from mine without our phone to call home. I ask a girl standing next to me if I could use hers. I started crying as I asked, so of course she said yes! It took a while to get a signal but I finally got a ring and Levi said he and Gavin were safe in the bathroom.
After a while we were given permission to leave and I headed straight for home. I was literally the only one who did not wait for the rain to die down before heading out to my car. The parking lot was a mess with the Lawn and Garden section blown over and spread around.
When I get home, there is Gavin, awake and back on his rocking horse. And bless my husband for going the extra mile I insist we go by making bottles, packing the diaper bag as full as it would go, and having everything we would need in case our things are blown away.
Laying my eyes on my safe and healthy boy, then holding him tight was the best Mother's Day gift I could have asked for.