We are hunkered down in the basement. Most of the day was uneventful, rained and rained. We were under a tornado watch, church was cancelled and phone calls made. We had an emergency ward council meeting to get our disaster plan assignments and we took the kids to Salsas for lunch because it was open and we were close.
Around 6pm we lost power:( , ate dinner by candlelight because it was already dark. Set up camp in the basement and then I read to Lu for two hours til she fell asleep. The other kids were here too but not listening the whole time. She stayed awake for a Junie B book, the Bunny Book, Little Red Riding Hood, a book of nursery rhymes, and Frosty the Snowman. Finally I broke out the writings of Joseph Smith and read that outloud and she conked out.
It is blowing out there. R and I went upstairs a litle bit ago and it feels very much like being on a cruise ship, water sloshing in the toilet bowl, house rocking a bit. The dam downstream from us is in imminent failure and debris is falling.
The good news is it's not hot, we have water and everyone is fine. It promises to be a long night.
oh dear! I am sad I did not get to talk to you earlier. I am praying for all of you, we love you
ReplyDeleteGlad you are prepared--it makes a disaster like that a whole lot easier.
ReplyDeleteTake care.