...weathering the storm

We had record winds in our area last night, so today, I am thankful we still have shingles on the roof and that the last of my leaves blew to Albion! At 60+ mph, the winds, rain, and lightening created quite a racket! Amazingly, the boys all slept peacefully through the storm. I can't say the same for Dennis, the dogs, and me-- we woke to what sounded like marbles hitting our windows-- so it was a short night in our house. With the sunrise we learned we had come through ok-- the buried trampoline remained intact, no big limbs (or trees) fell in our yard, or more importantly on our house!, and we stayed warm and "illuminated" since our power only flickered a few times. Our only signs of major damage are 2 ruined grain bins-- one that was ripped off its foundation and went airborne, landing in the ditch along the highway, and another that was blown over but still attached to the foundation. Thankfully, no one was hurt as the result of that incident, and Dennis learned his pickup can pull a sideways grain bin down the road! So today, we are thankful for weathering another storm! ...And thankful that we are experiencing much quieter conditions tonight!