The Storm

Well - the kids and I are fortunate to be alive! Ok – I won’t be THAT dramatic about it, but last night at 9:25pm lightning struck our front tree outside and just about caused me to have a heart attack from the explosion like sound. I was sitting in my computer chair in my bedroom when it hit (yes it was on – and it is a long story about why it was on so don’t ask). The blinds on the window swung out (and the window wasn’t even open) and caused me to roll out of the chair and onto the ground. I got up and ran out to our front room to see Katy standing there – absolutely horrified. The power went out in our bedroom and the girls’ bedroom, then causing Madison to wake up. So – let’s sum this up: The power is out, I smell smoke in the bedroom, Katy is crying, Madison is screaming in her room, the sump pump battery alarm is going off – and the tv is flickering. I hurried up and called Charley’s mom to come over because she lives about 2 minutes away. And then I called Charley who was home – literally – in like 2 minutes. Looking back – we laugh now because everyone is ok. I can’t even explain the sound of that lightning bolt or whatever it was. It sounded like an explosion with breaking glass – and then the fire smell. At first – I thought it blew out the bedroom windows. Scared the CRAP out of me. Of course – then I thought something was on fire, and you all know how I am about fire.

So – looking out at our front tree, I am thankful that it didn’t catch on fire – and thankful that it didn’t fall on my house. That bolt did a number on our landscaping – and threw the mulch all over the yard and driveway. Even little chunks of grass were thrown into the rocks. Katy and I were less than ten feet away from it when it hit the tree – so needless to say – she is pretty terrified of storms now.

We still have no power in our bedroom and the girls’s bedroom – as the outlets are fried. All major appliances are still working except for the microwave – and our cordless phones. Although – we have no “Working outlets” in our bedroom, my computer is absolutely fine. It didn’t blow up. Thank god for surge protectors. I have attached some pics for you all.