Bring it on, Mother Nature! And bring it on, she did! We started the day yesterday with an earthquake. Yes, that's right. My house rumbled and vibrated and there was no loud teenage music in earshot, no big truck zooming by or any body running up and down the stairs. It was a 3.6 in magnitude. Hey, California, you can keep the earthshakes.

Then, so we don't get bored, we move on to the extreme thunderstorms. 3 of them over the course of the day. And night. I happen to like a thunderstorm, but not the kind that you swear just hit a part of your home. Loud and scary these were. EEK!

Shortly after the earthquake and right at the start of storm number 1, poor Figgy hid under the chair. He shared his hiding space with a remote control car. Here's the fraidy cat exhausted from staying here all day. He fell asleep on the car, with paws under it. Believe me, if there were more room under there, you'd be seeing a picture of Bethany too. Her lightning phobia is kicked up a notch now. Well, the good news is that there are more on the way today. Get the hiding space all spruced up for the chickens.

Okay bloggers, the family and I are taking a drive up to Toronto Canada for our family vacation. On our way, we will stop at Niagra Falls. Toronto is the hockey hall of fame, just so you know the point of the whole trip. What else should we check out? Any ideas?