On April 10 after dying Easter eggs, we had a tornado to hit our neighborhood. The kids and I were in a closet when we heard a roar, the house shook, our ears popped and then we heard glass shattering and "cracking". Our sweet neighbor came to check on us and look at his house (the one above). He knew we were home. Then the boys and I ventured out. No one tells you when it is over. But really it goes by so fast it was. But we took our time. I left the girls in the closet until I knew for sure. As I walked down the hall, I heard the boys say "Oh my goodness" a couple of times and I notices the kitchen was very light even though the power was off. Then as I looked outside, I said "Oh my goodness". The tornado has passed through our back yard, taking our detached garage with it. It also took the porch awning and several of our big trees. Five less big trees gone and the porch awning allowed lots of light to come in. Five of our neighbors had to move out of their house. There were two casualties in our neighborhood. But how it wasn't more, I am amazed. Here are a few pictures of our house. I will post more later.
Front window with something stuck in.
Our covered porch.
The was where our garage was. We found what was left in our neighbors back yard behind us. There were no cars in it. All the cars were fine. The concrete is where the garage was. The next day we had a group of amazing people come help. All our trees and our garage was in the front yard by the end of the day.
