Friday Night Storm

On Friday nights I usually get excited to have the house to myself because Brent is gone officiating high school football. Last night I had just started the movie Tangled when the power flickered at about 9pm. I knew it was supposed to rain but had no idea what I was in for!

Turns out that the cell of rain had blown into a nasty storm that resulted in 83mph winds at our house. I realized it was bad and and went out running in the wind/rain to find Wrigley. He was down in the barn but I had him come inside with me because I was freaked out. My mom also got a phone call of me freaking out cause I was home alone and had no power and couldn't see much of anything. Finally found a candle to light and a flash light and Wrigley and I hung out on the kitchen floor. I was too scared of our basement in the dark so I opted out of going to the basement last night. I probably should have been in the basement but I survived! Here are a few pictures from around our house. Brent took this on his phone so sorry that the quality isn't that great!

One of our already dead pine trees snapped (notice the top is on the ground to the right of it)

limbs down around our yard and Wrigley checking out whats going on

A closer view of the corn

This limb smacked into the windows on the left. No damage was done to the windows or house but scared the living lights out of both Wrigley and myself!!!

More limbs down

Tonight Brent and I are heading out to Prairie Rose Lake to grill out burgers and do smores with my friend Christa and her family. She was one of the pharmacists I worked with at Martin Health Services. I am excited to see her and her family! Tomorrow Brent and I are heading up to Twin Lakes (near Fort Dodge) to go camping with more of our friends from the Harlan area. Hopefully we'll get some jet skiing in if the weather permits! Those are our plans for Labor Day weekend.

Hope everyone has a fun and safe holiday!