Stuck in "The Mist"

Have you ever been stuck in "the mist"? Well, I have never been stuck in "the mist", but two of my kids and I were once stuck in an awful thunderstorm. I'm going to tell you--it was one of the scariest times of my life. We were traveling from South Florida to Texas. We were driving just north of Orlando when a terrible thunderstorm quickly charged in. At first, thinking I could drive through it, I kept on going. But, it didn't take long to realize that was not going to work. The wind was blowing so hard that the rain was actually going sideways. Besides that the clouds looked like a tornado was ready to form. In fact, it started hailing--one of the tornado signs. We decided to pull off at a little shopping center. We thought we could run into a little grocery store. But, then the lightning started non-stop! Transformers were blowing all around us giving the sky an eerie green hue. We did not know what to do--stay in the car and maybe face a tornado or run inside the store and maybe get struck by lightning. Well, we stayed in the car, and huddled together covering ourselves with a big blanket and prayed! I was never happier than when that storm passed. I was supposed to be the defending mother and I was almost as scared as my kids! Thank goodness I did not have to worry about something supernatural or crazy like in The Mist by Stephen King that is coming out November 21st. Now that would really be scary. You should check out the site and take a look at the trailers and you'll see what I mean. Creepy, scary and intense!