It's been a strange day here.

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I woke up with one of those preliminary migraine headaches that I literally chased with meds all day. Not as bad as it was, but that's because we are currently having yet another lightning and thunder show, with a gullywasher rain. Once in a while, we have little hail pellets. Lots of wind, all day long. We started out the day with a ''severe dust storm watch'' that turned into a warning. It was so, so hazy and hard to see thru the haze and dust. Farmers all over the midwest have been plowing and discing for a week, and that wind kicked in and sent it all flying everywhere. I had to go to the Walmart pharmacy as CVS was out of a med my son needed. I headed out, arrived and parked, walked into Walmart and the big, big dust storm hit--no one was leaving because it was doubtful at that point you could even locate your vehicle if you did! Walmart messed up his prescription and I had to wait...and wait...the power went on and off, on and off. I made good use of the flashlight on my phone! Finally all was clear and I got out of there, puddles everywhere, and went home. Nice quiet evening? No...a close friend of my youngest daughter, that she went all through school with, died yesterday. We didn't know this until my best friend told me, so then I had the very unpleasant job of trying to gently tell my daughter about her friend. Her friend had suffered through breast cancer about 2 years ago, and a very intense time with chemo and more chemo. She had to have a double mastectomy. The doctor said she could have what they call a rebuild, in about 18 months to two years....she was doing well. Had returned to work, and caring for her two daughters. She discovered her husband had been cheating and he told her he didn't want to be married to her anymore, because she was ''damaged''....so she divorced him. It was all very sad. We all thought she was doing a lot better, she seemed happier without him there and her daughters lived with her. But Saturday night, she committed suicide. The girls were visiting their father. I guess it all got to her...she was young and beautiful and oh, so smart. She spent a lot of her time at our house when she was growing up. She often called me or messaged me to talk (her own mother died very young.) And now she's gone...she was so special...and her girls needed her so much. Meanwhile, we have had even more rain, more lightning, and a bit more hail. Oh, don't forget the wind. And our minds are on our friend, who left this earth way too early. It brings to mind the old saying that is always true--if you can be anything, be kind to someone. You never know what they are going through. Picture from Pinterest.