Eek, we had some bad weather rumble through the state last night. A whole swath of strong thunderstorms, some spawning tornadoes, came all the way from South Dakota, to the NW and up into Wisconsin. The band of weather almost stretched all the way across the state at times. Buffalo Lake, a small town in central MN, was hit by a large tornado, some buildings were destroyed, but no serious injuries. The worst of it missed Blaine. We got strong winds and rain, and could hear some loud thunder/lightning at times, but thankfully the worst didn't come right over head. The kids seemed to sleep through it, we didn't hear them.

I can't shake this cold. It seems to have settled in my lungs, so I have this raspy rattly cough. We got this new brand of green tea at work that is quite good, so I've been drinking a fair amount of it. (The previous brand was a bit too bitter.)