Derecho

(This is an actual picture the news printed from the storm.)

It has been a bit of a wild week with the weather.  

Last Friday we were winding down the night watching a movie and we saw some lightening out the window. We didn't think much of it until the wind started picking up and tree branches were flying.  By this point, the storm had really caught our attention and we watched as the sky literally turned colors of purple, green and blue as the lightening flashed.  Our light came on and off about five times and gratefully stayed on when it was over.  We woke the next morning not thinking much of it since we had power, but then we drove on the streets.  Wow!  Trees were down in roofs, streets, and yards.  Electrical wires where everywhere and looked it like a spaghetti bowl in some places.  It really was quite the sight.  We found out later that day that the storm was called a Derecho.  

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Most people around us lost power for almost an entire week, so we were very grateful to have ours. You forget how much you rely on electricity daily to provide refrigeration, AC, phones, ovens, lights, and even purifying water in the sewage systems.  A bunch of our friends were out of power, so they came over and we had a fun time eating random food from all of our refrigerators before it went bad.  The kids were in heaven to have company and it was nice to just be with friends and talk.  All I can say is we have a whole new appreciation of Thomas Edison's great invention: Electricity! I'm glad everyone has their power back and can enjoy some cooler temps indoors.  

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Kids surveying the damage at the park.

They built a pretty cool fort.

Tom read many a book.

I love this picture of Hank.