When Anna & Aidan were here, the three "big kids" and I headed out the door w/lollipops for neighborhood walk. While it was windy w/some dark clouds on the horizon, the skies above us were blue. We walked for two blocks, then a gust ripped through us & I had this sudden, primal surge of motherly instinct. I turned them all around & shouted, "RUN!" 30 seconds later, we were pelted w/b-b-sized hail & sleet as Anna (laughing her head off--girl after my own heart!) lead the charge home. I followed, dragging Evelyn and Aidan each by an arm through the freezing rain. Poor Aidan--he was sincerely terrified, and I tried to brush the whole thing off as an "adventure" once we were securely back in the house. The following clip is the after-the-hailstorm interview where I tried to put the positive spin on Aidan's horror, to no avail. And note that, through it all, none of them lost a grip on his or her lollipop.
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