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"   I drove to Trader Joe&amp;#039;s and loaded up on groceries, only to be followed home by a huge storm cloud. It was like a scene out of the film Twister (minus the tornado), the weather seemed to follow my minivan. As I pulled into our driveway, the sky turned dark and it started to pour. Branches and debris swirled around the yard in the quiet winds and seconds later the tornado sirens started blaring. Bobby ran upstairs to get Ariana who was still napping. &amp;quot;Everyone to the basement,&amp;quot; he yelled. We grabbed one little pink piggy toy flashlight of Samantha&amp;#039;s (that we almost donated to charity and I was now thankful we didn&amp;#039;t) and books to read downstairs under the glow of the plastic hog&amp;#039;s mouth. Minutes later, the sirens went off and so did our power. We were already sticking to our seats because it was humid and in the 90s. The sky was still an eerie charcoal color from the fierce storm (a storm that would end up taking lives in Michigan and leaving hundreds of thousands without power), so we dined by candlelight. The upside: Bobby cooked macaroni for the kids (thankfully we have a gas cooktop). The downside: The cooking kicked up the temperature a good 30 degrees in the house. As the temperature rose, Josh started to disrobe, until we suddenly heard a blast of thunder and both jumped. &amp;quot;Quick\u2014get dressed, Josh,&amp;quot; I said. &amp;quot;If a tornado comes you don&amp;#039;t want to get blown around town naked.&amp;quot; Josh fell to the floor cracking up\u2014literally cackling. At that moment I was the funniest mom who ever lived. So it&amp;#039;s nice to know that we can find humor in a scary and serious weather situation. Instead of letting the stress get the best of us, we just stuck together in the heat of the night and laughed.\u2014Julie Weingarden Dubin Ever find that you turn to humor in a scary or nerve-racking situation? How has finding a way to laugh through stressful situations helped your kids? Share your thoughts and stories in Comments.  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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