"The trouble with retirement is that you never get a day off." ~Abe Lemons **We are a school librarian and a federal accountant enjoying retirement--with all its days off. This blog allows us to keep our family and friends updated on some of our thoughts and activities from the mundane to the profound with a few interesting tidbits added for fun. We try to stay imaginative and adventuresome in our every day lives.
Thursday, June 5, 2008
We Are Lucky!
We are lucky. Northern Virginia got both severe winds and several possible tornadoes but we were spared any major damage. Just upturned rod iron patio chairs and flower pots. But many trees came down and one person died in Northern Virginia as a result of the wind. And nearly half a million people lost power either at home or at work. Our power was out for about two hours. On the way home from our daughter's house we saw lots of intersections without traffic lights and a caravan of power trucks racing down the roads to repair lines. It took us a long, long time to get home. All commuters in the D.C. metro area experienced a bad day yesterday. But I'm looking at my window right now and the sun is shining and my two magnolia trees have burst into blossom. When the work pace slows down around here I'll post pictures of what's in bloom in my yard. Would you believe that I was tucked in bed at 7:30 last night!
J&J: When the power is out what more is there to do. You can be worn out from the traffic and weather. We aren't as young as we once were.
ReplyDeleteYou're birthday arrived with a blast (of wind, that is). Happy birthday, mommy!!
ReplyDeleteOpps, I should have signed that last one- its from your littlest one. :)
ReplyDeleteGlad the bad storms missed you all. We had tornado warnings yesterday all day.
ReplyDeleteSo you had a birthday....well hope it was happy.
ReplyDeleteI've gone to bed pretty early when we were working in the yard.
Have a restful night!!!
Wanda
Anonymous, thank you for wishing Mommy a Happy Birthday. We were at Jack Aidan's home hanging out with the little man. Wait till you see his magic bubbles photo.
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