What's New?

What are we up to?

I'm glad you asked.

Samuel has been doing some grocery shopping.

He took Susan along to entertain him in the car.

Matthew is home for a few days before he takes part 1 of his medical board exam.

Luke (left, in tie dye) enjoyed the Hanover High band end-of-the-year party.

Band director Amy Birdsong's property became a parking lot for a few hours.

I took the new Prius (#3 of 3) for a spin.

Samuel got a piggy back ride from Grace and played peek-a-boo with mom.

Then he got tired and snuggled in really close.

Then came the storm that promised to be spectacular.

Fortunately it was not the scary damaging dercho predicted.

Thanks are extended to whoever is responsible for the weather.

Sanctuary

We drove home from the beach Friday night to avoid the Saturday traffic (good call). Halfway home we see it, a massive storm ahead. We were scared. 65 mph winds blew my car into the next lane (not cool). Turns out it was a derecho (look it up). It was bad. We decided to track the storm on the iPhone (there's an app for that). We learned that the storm would pass over us soon so we parked on the shoulder of I-295 under the cover of I-64 and waited (good call). We finally made it home safely but had no electricity. On Saturday we got our power back around 5 pm (excellent).  Two hours later, the tornado hit Studley. The house shook, the siding went flying, the trees fell, the power went out (for four days). The house got hotter and hotter and we finally sought sanctuary at Reveille UMC.

Reveille UMC, the air mattress capital of the world

Signs of the Apocalypse

Hornets take over the house

Derechos, tornadoes, and other carnage

Farewell, siding.