What a tragic day for Illinois and so many areas of the Midwest. Can't remember a time when such strong storms/tornados just kept on and on causing so much devastation from state to state.
Our friends, Paul and Kathy (who we just traveled with to Spain) were very relieved to hear their daughter, Elizabeth and family in Washington, IL (one of the hardest hit areas) are ok, but so much damage in that neat town. My heart aches for those people who lost everything and to the relief workers in their clean-up efforts. Obviously all the talk about this storm for the past few days and then warnings when it was approaching, kept the death toll down.
Our day started with 8:00 Mass followed by breakfast at Times Past . Quick stop at Walgreens and home to make waves. I put some Christmas tunes on and started wrapping gifts. That didn't last long as the weather changed big time and we were watching the TV coverage and then heading to the basement. Between the TV, radio, I-pads, phones (weather alert went off) and our weather radio, we were kept well informed. Unfortunately, the severity of these predicted storms really came true.
We met Barb, Roger, Paul and Kathy (and grandchildren) for dinner at Baxter's. Great visit and wonderful dinner but much talk about the tornadoes
Jacob and Sydney
Lots of folks are still out of power tonight....just seeing all the unbelievable pictures is heartbreaking!
