hurricane update
We seem to be in a bit of a lull here at the moment—not that our storm experience has been anything like what I understand they're experiencing to the south. The morning was breezy and drizzly, but nothing out of the ordinary; we even managed to take a long walk, with the boys wrapped in blankets and the stroller wrapped in plastic sheeting (I really should have taken a picture!). At the time there were lots of leaves in the street but not even many twigs down. Mid afternoon the wind started to pick up and we heard a couple trees or large limbs go down in the immediate neighborhood. The ladder I left leaning against the house also came down (you were right, Mom!) but so noisy was the wind itself that we didn't even notice it at the time, even though it fell against the porch steps. That and a screen blown off one of Harvey's windows is all the damage we've seen so far.
Well, I suppose there's also the economic effect of the storm: we hear this evening that school is cancelled again tomorrow due to the number of trees and power lines down, which means we're already out 40% of our weekly income. Oh well, at least we got some cookies baked and applesauce made this afternoon, and tomorrow we'll be able to tour the devastation in a leisurely fashion.