the storm

I'm reporting from the home of a friend who kindly let me use her power. We had an exciting hail storm last night. First there was lightning and thunder, sending a crying toddler to my office. Then it sounded like it was raining rocks, and I looked out the window to see hail stones the size of golf balls. Seconds later while hubby was wondering whether to throw a blanket over the car to protect it, the lights went out, and the house was pitch black. I found some lanterns that I had bought for the kids in the closet, and somehow we all went back to sleep.

This morning and afternoon, I kept hoping that we'd have power back, but still nothing. Some neighbors have power across the street. I saw that some trees were broken and the landscapers were very busy today. Some people had their windows broken too. We are lucky to have weathered the storm without damage...

Comments

[Kris]

How scary! I hope you get your power back soon.

That's what scared me most when I went to college in the midwest - the extreme weather. Tornado warnings and intense wind/rain storms. Not that we never get intense weather in the North East, but I guess growing up in Maine made me think of heavy snow as part and parcel of winter living.