We got to experience yet another "weather" situation yesterday. We were here when Hurricane Katrina came through (it was a category 1 hurricane when it came through) and yesterday had a tornado touch down about 10 miles away. It was actually a combination of 4 tornadoes that touched down around the same path. A few people got injured but no one died (that we've heard of thus far) and a lot of people were stranded last night and stayed in billeting or with friends. The tornado took the roof off of a house of a lady that Jeff worked with as an exec, landed a bus on the roof of the school (the kids were all safe in the building which took a decent amount of damage from the storm), moved some trailers a good distance, and generally wrecked havoc in the path that it took.
The kids and I holed up in the hallway with blankets and pillows and listened to the weather guy talk about the storm, where it was, and who was under warnings. The wind on base wasn't that bad and barely anything came down aside from a few tree limbs. It's scary to think that it could easily have been the base that was hit and any of us could be picking up the pieces from our own homes. I want to help out but at this point it's still an emeregency management situation until they can get everything taken care of.
On a lighter note Jeff and I are going to Monte Carlo night sponsored by the houseing development and are hoping to win some of the "over $1000 in prizes." The kids are going to a movie with a friend and could not be more excited. Heather woke up and started having spasms of excitement at the prospect (maybe more excitement than christmas!!).
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