I have a huge tree in my front yard. Well, used to. It's been looking unhealthy and this storm has decimated it so it's coming out. The neighbors' across the street fell on their car a couple years back.
I woke up last night to branches falling and decided I didn't want my daughters sleeping on that side of the house. I went to the oldest (7) in the top bunk and shook her awake and told her to sleep in our bed on the opposite side. She grumbled groggily and didn't really respond. I gave her our family "emergency code word" and she sat bolt upright, eyes wide. "Go sleep in my bed," I said. "Why?" she asked. "Just go." She quickly lept down from her bunk and got in bed with her Mom.
The drilling we do with them apparently works well. Need to work a little more because they're supposed to be trained to act without asking questions.
I woke up last night to branches falling and decided I didn't want my daughters sleeping on that side of the house. I went to the oldest (7) in the top bunk and shook her awake and told her to sleep in our bed on the opposite side. She grumbled groggily and didn't really respond. I gave her our family "emergency code word" and she sat bolt upright, eyes wide. "Go sleep in my bed," I said. "Why?" she asked. "Just go." She quickly lept down from her bunk and got in bed with her Mom.
The drilling we do with them apparently works well. Need to work a little more because they're supposed to be trained to act without asking questions.