wayne if you need me to check on anyone from your family, please let me know & i'll be happy to help!
the fact that only one man died is amazing. sadly, my husband's best friend went to school with steve neubauer & had been lifelong friends. steve's wife & her friend were home with steve when it happened. he sent the ladies down to the basement & was halfway down the stairs when the tornado hit. his wife watched him get sucked out of their house & was found later about 200 yards away in a ravine by emergency personnel. he had been decapitated. praying that his death was quick.
the outpouring of support from all over the USA has humbled the area. there is a lot of clean-up to do & the chaos surrounding the past few days has been insane. I went through our closets & donated as many clothes as possible, sent a bunch of Halloween candy, some markers, pens, pencils, notebook paper, soap, lotion, deodorant, books, shoes, & just about everything that wasn't nailed down. the volunteer effort is just mind boggling.
one of our teachers had his home pretty much destroyed - moved his house 2 feet off the foundation so he's assuming it will be uninhabitable. my husband's aunt & uncle live in Washington & their house is GONE but they are fine. I can't really describe it but for some reason, the storm was deceptive. Cory & I were outside cleaning up some of their scooters & various trash around the backyard not 5 minutes before the first storm came through. it started raining so we went inside, took our shoes off, & the sirens started going off. we had a bad storm & high winds here but no damage & I was pretty scared but what those in Washington are going through - I cannot imagine!