the tornado's are gone and done with.
Today Misty saw that a storm was coming and went to the school to pick up the kids. She was still at the school when the brunt of the storm hit. She said she got to huddle in the hall with the kids as they waited for it to pass. Out on the farm, a small tornado hit the lake behind their house. They were out of power for several hours, but fortunately nothing was damaged. I'm feeling grateful that everyone is fine. My heart goes out to all those who have suffered losses with all the natural disasters lately. I can't imagine how it must feel to look at everything you have destroyed. But even that is all inconsequential compared to losing loved ones, which many people have.
The only time I've been in any kind of tornado like winds was when we were visiting Nauvoo with all of our kids and grandchildren a few years ago. We were staying in a motel, and the winds caused the power to go out. It was actually kind of cool, because we lit candles and read family history stories of ancestors who had actually lived in Nauvoo. It created a quite a realistic setting for the stories. The next morning there were several trees down, but no damage to any buildings.
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I was in Decater (sp) Illinois some years ago on a case, in a hotel, when a loud siren went off, all guests had to go down to a bunker in their PJ's etc. We were there for several hours. It was not a fun experience. But, visiting Lincoln's home in Springfield was lots of fun.
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