Well, Wilma was a little stronger than we anticipated!!! We were in the outer eye wall, meaning we did not receive a respite from the storm. The eye missed us. It seemed as though it would never subside. Halfway through the storm our shutters flew off of the sliding glass doors, so we ended up with quite a view. Jonathan held the doors for what seemed like hours . . . we really weren't sure they would hold. The sliding glass doors leaked, and we experienced leaking behind our kitchen cabinets. Yes, the cabinets we just refinished. Water was steadily streaming from behind the top cabinets. We'll have to wait until an inspector comes to find out if anything must be done. We lost a lot of our shingles, but our roof remained in tact, and we lost a lot of our metal sophets (sp?) underneath the roof. We watched helplessly as our neighbors tree fell on our fence, but we were praising the Lord that it missed both houses. All in all, we actually faired well. Mobile homes were turned over and we have neighbors that lost their roofs or parts of their houses. We are very thankful!
The last few days have been interesting. At night I feel like a pioneer woman. . . cooking over the grill, heating water over the grill, and washing dishes in cold water by candle light. But, in the daytime, when I am not cleaning up debris or being a mommy, I have been able to sit down and read during Hannah's naps . . . almost like a vacation. Our church partnered with the Alabama State Southern Baptist Convention and the Red Cross and has been running a hot meal and supplies ministry. So, Jonathan and Tim have been very busy ever since the storm, serving as coordinator and "go betweens" on a local level. Jonathan has even seen the inside of the EOC headquarters!
We were finally able to take warm showers last night, as Krisy and Tim's power was restored yesterday evening. We are hoping that ours will be back on soon too! I have uploaded a few pictures from the storm.
The calm before the storm.
In the midst of the storm.
Our side yard.
Mommy and Hannah survey the damage.
Tree on our fence.
Serving the community food.
Hannah visits the food distribution site-notice the boo boo on her nose.
