We survived yesterday's storm.  I'm really not sure how hard the wind blew or how much rain we got, but several large trees in town were up-rooted.  Roofs were damaged, and signs blown down.  Our very old, 60 foot oak tree split down the middle and half fell over.  The tree grazed the house, took out our tv antenna and pole, which actually saved the roof and the boys' room.  The limbs from the tree were within inches of the bedroom window.  Limbs were on our porch so that we couldn't get out the back door.  The tree is laying across the dog run and over another tree.  The dog house may or may not be smashed.  I don't know because I haven't been able to see it because it is under the tree.  Only a small portion of the house was damaged.  A 20 foot long 2 x 6 from the eves of the house fell down.  Otherwise, our house is in great shape.

We spent the morning and a small portion of the afternoon, until it was too hot to work, cutting branches and hauling them to the curb.  We have worked so hard but there is still so much to do.  We still can't get into the dog's run, although they have had no trouble getting out.  They are spending time on the back porch.  I found them in the front yard this afternoon and enticed them into the back with promises of treats.  When I tried to put them in the run, Miracle climbed a fallen tree limb and was sitting in the tree just above my head.  I think I know how they are getting out!

Grace and I were at church when the storm began.  We herded the children into hallways.  Everyone was very calm and the storm passed.  Only then did I find out that portons of the roof on the church and the roof on the Family Life Center had been peeled back.  (We were in the FLC.)  There were pieces of the roof, large sections of metal, blown down the street. 

Now another powerful storm appears to be moving toward us. 

I have pictures of the damage and will post those ASAP.

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