Weathering the Storm...

Last night we had strong thunderstorms with "funnel clouds" spotted. Trae and I were home alone, waiting on John to get home from work. Trae was taking a nap when the sirens went off. It got really quiet out and the sky looked nasty. I usually don't get freaked out about tornadoes, but this time I was a little scared. I'm not sure why. Probably because John was driving home when all of this started. I decided to wake Trae up and head to the bathroom. Trae was not a happy camper. He was running a fever when I put him down for his nap. (Teeth are coming in) This first picture is of Trae as soon as I put him down in the bathtub. He knew something wasn't right. "Mommy would never wake me up from a nap and put me fully clothed in the bathtub." "Not to mention, let Max come in the bathroom." This scenario didn't last long. There was only so much closeness I could stand in our little bitty bathroom. Meanwhile, our power goes out. John is still "coming" home. He calls, there is a tree down on Hwy 31 and he can't get through. "Okay, fine, try another route." Not too long after this telephone call, John calls again. "Another tree down, now what am I going to do?" Did I mention John was bring our dinner home. Trae and I are pretty hungry at this point. So, I call my parents. My dad gives us another route to try. Luckily, this time John was able to get home. By now the storm is over. Trae and I go to the porch to check out the aftermath. This is what we found.... Trae and Max waiting out the storm

Our front yard, the drainage ditch just couldn't keep up!

Another view of the front yard, we have never seen it flood like this.

In this view you can see the driveway, water was rushing across it

John finally made it home about an hour after leaving work. We were unable to see in the house. We ate dinner on the front porch with what little daylight was left. After realizing I didn't have any candles or flashlights with batteries, we went to my parents for the night. That was another experience in itself. Trae didn't like not being in his own bed. We came home at about 6:30am. Needless to say, we all took a much needed nap. Oh, by the way, the yard was completely drained when we got home.

Thank God we are all safe and no damage to the house. But I sure could do without all these April showers.