Stormy Day

We have had several storms pass through today...have had some rain and some wind. Around 2pm our lights went out for a minute, came back on and then went out again. I heard something but wasn't sure what I had heard. Woody said that something had fallen and went out to check to see what it was. I was just hoping that it wasn't a tree in our yard. It was a tree that fell...just not in our yard...but mighty close...a tree in the yard of the house that is directly behind Nathan's house. It fell over the street as you can see. The driver of a truck that was coming along as it fell had to put brakes on quickly to keep it from falling on the truck. Our street was one of the detours. When Woody came back in, he took Graham out to see what was happening. Then when Graham and Woody came back, Graham took me out so I could take some pictures.

Not exactly the best day to be getting ready to head off on a trip! The lights have gone off several times. It has now started to rain and thunder again. Just before the rain started up again, I was hearing the chain saws cutting up the tree. I decided to blog now as stronger storms may be coming our way as the evening progresses. We have been under a tornado watch most of the day.

Woody got up early. He has finished up the wash that he started yesterday. We both went over to Nathan and Kathy's for breakfast...strawberry rolls (like a cinnamon roll...but with strawberries). Very good...not too sweet...which I liked. After we breakfasted, Woody and I went to the library, to Auto Zone for new windshield wipers, and then stopped at the grocery store. Woody got a cookbook at the library that had a yummy looking recipe...Penne and Asparagus with Ricotta Cheese. We had fresh asparagus that we planned to cook today so decided to try this recipe. We needed a couple of the ingredients...thus the stop at the grocery store. I made the recipe for lunch and it was very good.

I have typed up a list of Woody's medications to take with us. Woody has printed off maps of TN and VA with their counties marked on them. We always play the license plate game...looking for as many states as we can find on a trip. TN license plates also tell the name of the county so we are going to see how many counties we can get from TN. We don't know if VA license plates have counties...but have the map in case! I think that he also printed off an alphabetical list of all the states so I can check them off when we see that state on a license! Very important part of getting ready for a trip around here! I still haven't gotten the suitcase out of the closet...but have started putting things that need to be packed on the guest bed. Maybe we'll be ready to leave after Sunday School tomorrow! That is our plan at least!

I will attempt to blog while we are away...but there is always a possibility that we won't have Internet service. We'll try to keep you posted about our adventure! The "plans" are to travel Sunday and Monday and then Woody will be screened at NIH for a good part of the day on Tuesday. If we are through at a decent hour, we will probably start heading back toward TN after his screening. Time will tell. Woody challenged me to find a fabric store which I'd like to visit...not a problem...found one that I had always wanted to go to. Woody got on the computer last night to find a place to have crab cakes...which he wants on this trip...and he accomplished that task...so that's two things that we are planning to do beside going to NIH!