LAST after a very crazy day yesterday
- we experience extreme wind and dust storms (we were under warnings that appeared just before the event)
- I was outside talking to a neighbour before the worst hit and we watched a large willow branch break off and land on the neighbour's house across the street from me - took a bit to find someone with a phone number for them (why have a number when you can walk over and knock on their door!?) as no one was home at the time. I finally left it all in another neighbour's hands and he managed to get a hold of the owner
- as I walked across the highway to get my sale sign before it completely blew away, I heard a small dog being hit by a vehicle

Thankfully the dog was able to get off the highway on its own but it was definitely injured - I walked into the thrift store to let the owner know (now, the thrift store is on the school grounds right beside the dog park yet the dog's owner let her dogs run around the school parking lot free while she was in the thrift store so it was just a matter of time before one or both of the dogs got hurt)
- 3 emergency vehicles drove through town heading west with sirens wailing - I haven't heard why or where they went
- I had many LONG phone conversations with the neighbour I was talking to when the branch came down and the stress of the day and life in AB in general was getting to her
- after one call, I discovered that I'd missed a call from someone else in town who was told to phone me to get help finding their dog (why me?!) but bu the time I phoned them back, the dog had been found by the owner - it was locked in the backyard of the neighbour who was out helping her look for the dog - very weird.
Needless to say, I did not get to bed when I usually do so it was a very late night and I feel very tired this morning and I just want to ignore everyone in town!