So many song titles work here...from REO Speedwagon's "Riding the Storm Out" (which is what we did last night) to the Doors' "Riders on the Storm" (which we were), but my favorite of the bunch lent it's name to the title of this post (Irene is close enough to Eileen, right? Thank you very much, Dexys Midnight Runners, circa 1982.). Hurricane Irene came and went last night, and we made it through relatively unscathed. The rain and wind were intense throughout night--it made it difficult for the adults in this house to sleep through the worst of the storm (the babies slept right through it, no problem). Unfortunately, our bedroom window sprung a bit of a leak during the storm. Besides that, we all are fine (*Jackson did take a tumble last night before bathtime, resulting in a minor cut above his left eye--but that was not hurricane related, and he was feeling much better this morning). Our neighborhood sustained some damage, from tree branches down (Spud found a good one) to huge trees falling and crushing cars (poor red Jetta). The wind actually turned a streetlight, making the intersection near our house very complicated (if you were approaching the intersection, the light on the right side of the street was red, the light on the left green--very tricky).
By this afternoon, the sun had come out and it was a hot, humid August day. With the storm past us, we were all eager to get outside for a while!
Anyway, a hurricane and an earthquake all in one week?! We've had our fill of natural disasters for a while...
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