School's out!!!

Have you ever been through a hurricane? I have. When I was 11, I can remember looking out the front window of my home to watch trees fall around my neighborhood. I live in a forest, so there are a lot of them, but I couldn't believe the power behind the winds that would literally snap huge pine trees. I remember the loud sound of one falling through the center of my neighbor's home across the street. It wasn't scary for me because it was immensely entertaining....thrilling, even. Later in that night, there were tornadoes spinning off of the hurricane and a family in our ward had to flee to our home because their home was destroyed by the storm. The parents were lying in bed and the mother woke up with the feeling they needed to get out of their room to check on their children. After doing this, a tree fell literally across their bed! After getting their children out of the house, another tree fell on their family living area. As an adult, I still feel a bit of the adrenaline rush that comes with watching a powerful storm, but I have more to lose now. My kids have taken my place and are eager for the show, but I am a little worried about the power being out for days because it's just way too hot for that. We are located a little North and East of Houston in Kingwood. If the storm turns to the right as they say it might, we could have it a bit worse. Either way, we are on the "dirty" side of the storm and can expect some tornadoes and nasty weather. I will take photos to show the effects in our area. Even an average storm makes a mess when you live in a forest and the streets become littered with branches. We'll keep you posted.