Lights Out

All of the hype about today's storms actually came to fruition.  Normally I ignore most severe weather forecasts.  Instead I buy into Brett's philosophy that all meteorologists are quacks.  Today, however, they proved both of us wrong.  The storms raged through Illinois causing a several hour delay of the Bears football game.  Tornado sirens rang out in both Syracuse and Bloomington causing the Heinisch family to scurry to the basement.

When it was all said and done, there were a multitude of trees fallen and debris on the roads.  We had spent the bulk of the time in a high school gym watching Meg's AAU basketball team play.  The storms were not as severe in Goshen, so we did not have to use the locker rooms for safety as suggested by the athletic director.

The biggest inconvenience for us was the loss of power.  Cal called toward the end of Meg's second game to tell us that the power had been out for an hour or so.  He and Cam had weathered the storm by playing pool.  By the time we got home they had been nearly two and a half hours without electricity.  Doug bought the ingredients for home made mac and cheese earlier in the day, but by 6:30 we decided to head back to Goshen for dinner.  We were not the only ones who had that idea.  We saw other families from Syracuse at Wings, etc.  It was a nice family dinner and the first time the youngest two had eaten at that particular restaurant.

Luckily, when we returned all of the lights were on in the house and our home returned to normal.  Brett called to check in with all of us.  He had retreated to the lowest level of his dorm when the warnings were posted on campus.  Thus, we were all relieved and a little more mindful of our local meteorologists.  Next time we might even pay attention when the warning texts are sent.