Gusty winds and heavy rains woke me at 6am around the time Andrew rises on Sunday mornings. By the time we trekked downstairs the usual parts of the basement were leaking and new spots along the wall were wet. Fortunately, it is contained to one general area that we avoid putting anything of importance.
Along the north side of the house we had a rolling river. Ours is the yellow house on the right. Notice the white 'spots' on the pic. It was raining so hard and fast that you can see individual rain drops that the camera caught.
The backyard was a lake which emptied into our river. Fortunately(again) for us, we live on the high side of the street and at the top of the road. The water has other places to go. Some areas in St. Louis weren't as fortunate. This image is from ksdk.com and was taken in front of Adria's high school. It also happens to be a route to church. We had to go the long way to church.
Before church and while Adria was taking a shower the power went out. Bathing by candlelight is grand especially if you have to shave your legs. I was in the process of preparing a brisket for dinner. I called a friend and arranged to use her oven while at church. After church the power was still out, so we invaded another friend's home and settled in for a bit. It's 8:30pm and power is restored, children are fed and the basement is drying out.
A HUGE thanks to Bonnie and Julianne for making the day better.
2 comments:
Wow that is so crazy. I didn't know that it affected places that bad! I am glad thay you guys got your power back and everything.
don't you remember how we lived for power outages? there was nothing like lighting candles and once upon a time those old kerosene lamps. we must have been really strange kids.
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