Yesterday evening John and I had flashbacks to "
Hurricane Elvis" five years ago. Back then, it was early one morning and I looked out the window and made a comment about the sky being green. John ran to the front door to check and within seconds he had all of us (Margret was two; Audrey was three weeks) under a mattress in the hallway. It was about 15 minutes of straight-line winds (think tornadic forces without the swirling columns) that wreaked havoc on our city. The short version is we were without electricity for two weeks and we ended up moving around to three different places while John continued to work 14-hour days at the Redbirds. It was just an incredible time, and I don't mean that in a good way.
Friday night I kept hearing weather updates on the radio and I was glad when John came home from work a bit early. We were sitting and talking when the rain hit. I looked out the window and while it wasn't as bad as the other storm, I could see rain blowing completely horizontally.
Captain Safety John hustled us all into the hallway again (no mattress this time), where we spent a few minutes talking about our day so we could take the girls' minds off why they suddenly couldn't watch SpongeBob anymore.
The storm passed quickly, but once again our yard was a wreck with branches and leaves.
Luckily, we didn't lose power this time. But over 130,000 homes did (including friends one street over) and there are more storms predicted for the weekend. Keep a good thought for us.
3 comments:
Oh no! We are moving from Phoenix,AZ to Memphis in ONE week! My kids have never seen more that a couple hours of rain @ a time! Hope you all stay safe!
I'm so glad you guys are ok. We miraculously came out unscathed so far! 25 trees all held their own. I remember waking up at my little duplex during hurricane Elvis because the walls and windows were shaking. Yes, the walls were shaking! It was back when Richard and I were dating, he was actually in his car on the way to work at Inferno then, and I was one freaked out girlfriend! I was without power for 2 and a half weeks and to make matters "better" I had a respiratory infection to boot!
So glad you and John and the girls are safe! Keep thinking good thoughts!
WOW it is hard to believe that was all so long ago. Martin and I had just returned from our honeymoon! We then had to move in with my parents! We are out of town but I am glad the "hood" is ok!
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