I'm grateful that we didn't sustain serious damage in Monday's rain/wind storm. Gusts were measured up to 73mph, and we had two very large hemlocks land on our home. I am talking trees that are taller than the 4 story house next door. Fortunately our in-town lot is small and the trees didn't have far to fall, so they didn't build up much momentum. They are laying on the roof, the side of the house, and the deck. I can see that an outdoor light fixture has been 'relocated' and the downspout is no longer straight, but until the trees are moved we won't know if there's more damage or not. We were lucky; many areas have been without power since about noon on Monday and there are still a LOT of trees down, some blocking entire roads. We only lost power for about 30 minutes and are safe, dry, and warm.
I am grateful that DH is "handy." I just discovered that the clothes washer is no longer agitating. Fortunately he knows how to replace the feed dogs and will do that this weekend. I am NOT interested in schlepping laundry to the laundromat, and I also don't want to replace this washer. It's an "older" model, so it doesn't do the low water, leave your clean clothes smelling musty thing. I love it and am not ready to give it up.
I am grateful for all my friends and neighbors who have checked up on us. Also grateful that, as we have power and water, we've been able to offer them a warm place to shower and have some lunch. A friend has a daughter who will be 8 on Friday; she's coming over to bake a birthday cake tomorrow. I am grateful we can help our community members and friends.
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For your DH !
- extremely grateful
hug my friend.
