This is some wild weather we are having!

The news said that we would have a big storm coming into California today, and this time they were right! The rain and wind started last night and peaked around noon today. We lost power to our house for about 2 1/2 hours. At first I thought the rain and wind was fun, but taking care of three kids with no power is quite a challenge! Our house was dark and for the first time in my life I experienced making lunch for the kids by candle light. LOL We ate in the dark and no one seemed to care. :) As a result of the heavy winds and rain we have 3 sections of fence that blew down and now need to be repaired, a tree that fell down right on the border of our neighbor's yard and ours (thankfully it is their tree!! :) ) and we had some minor flooding in our backyard. Over the last year Chris fixed the drainage problem we had at our house which would leave us with water in our heater vents in the family room and the sump pump going off every 5 seconds... This year I am relieved to say that the sump pump has not gone off one time and there is no water in our heater vents. :) Good job honey!

Chris is working today and helping whoever needs help. He started his shift at 8am and when I talked to him tonight at 7pm he said they had gone on 12 calls already today! Wow, and the day is only half over. Unfortunately, he still has to work tomorrow too.... poor guy is going to be exhausted! Not that is has been any easier at home...