It has rained here all week - lots of rain and there's supposed to be more coming in still later today. There is lots of flooding all around town. I keep checking our sump pump to make sure it's still running - don't want water in our brand new basement. I think I am going to go invest in a battery back up just for the peace of mind! Last Sunday afternoon we were all taking a nap and all the sudden this HUGE gust of wind blew through. Jamie jumped up and ran to the window - I think he thought it was a tornado! It blew down a piece of our fence and blew all oru deck furniture all over the backyard and broke the glass table top. You can see from the pictures what a downpour it was.
neighbors backyard - luckily ours doesn't flood as bad as his!
Over at my mom's house that afternoon lightning hit the house! They were sitting in the living room and there was a big BOOM and the head on this little figuring popped off and flew into the air! They started looking around and found this socket broken and of course it blew out the TV's and computer. This all 1 week after their basement flooded (sump pump stopped working) for the second time this year!
Mom called the fire department and they came out to check out the house so once she realized they were coming she had to call Fireman Garret of course! Luckily he was already ready for the call and dressed in his gear so he came right over. I think he might have been a little confused why Engine 37 and all his Firemen friends were at Gena's - but he thought it was pretty cool!
Fireman Garret and his buddies! It was C shift day so it was all of the guys he knows on duty!
Not too worried about the lightning evidently - once the storm passed we set up a golf course in the front yard and all took turns trying to hit the ball in the bucket!
Little Firemen!
