Ninja Dog and the Thunder storm
This morning we had a relatively rare thunder and hail storm in Cape Town. I grew up in JHB where storms like this mornings are commonplace during the summer (like a thunderstorm almost every day). So when Lightning booms across the sky it is met in my household with joy and delight (my wife is also an ex-Gautenger).
Well not so much joy and delight this morning.
It’s not just me and Marla any more, Alicia was quietly oblivious to the whole thing, but CJ was a bit freaked out by a rather large boom that seemed to come from all sides.
I got to her bedroom as she was getting out from under the covers to come and find a parent (my parenting sixth sence must have been active). I needed her to stay in bed (or the morning routine would be messed up), so I managed to convince her to cuddle ‘Ninja Dog’ who was also afraid of the thunder. I know, why would a dog that is prone to attack from across the room with a masterful array of flying flips and kicks be put off by a bit of thunder, but he was a little scared and needed a lot of cuddling.
I explained to CJ about the lightning and that when we see the flashes in the sky we know that there is going to be some thunder and that we should wait for it and shout “Hello Thunder” as soon as we hear it (stole that trick from my parents).
I had to jump into the shower at that point and when I got out Ninja Dog was still being cuddled but the storm cleared up soon after that and resulted in this awesome picture that you can see on my other blog.
So next time it thunders, shout “hello thunder” and think of Ninja Dog and how lucky he is that he gets a hug from CJ for every peal.
Who gets he hugs in your family?
Or “hallo sunna” as it was with me
Yip, spot on
I was not going to ‘out’ you like that (Protecting your anonymity) but seeing as though you said it first 
“Hello sunna” indeed 