Home Improvement and Home Destruction

As promised I wanted to share our freshly painted house pictures. Michael and I worked very hard for a month to prep and paint our house. I spifted up the front with a few touches of paint. That was last weekend. A lot has happened since.

Michael was out of town for work this Friday when a strong storm system was headed our way. So I got ready as I always do. I put the dogs and cat in the basement and lots of supplies. I was really nervous so I really prepared. I waited until a tornado warning was issued, and I woke the boys up from their nap to take them to the basement. Well little did I know I was putting us in danger while trying to keep us safe.

As I was putting them into the basement, I heard a loud crack and then felt the wall shake. Instincts kicked in and I threw Clark into the basement and shut the door.

Joel and Clark were both crying, and I was shaking. When everything settled, we discovered a tree had fallen on our house.

That little door is where I was standing trying to shut the door.
It's a really big tree. It's going to take a crane to lift it over our house!!!!!

As we walked out this stuff fell over our heads, but thank the Lord the trellis caught it.

Our view from the basement.

It was scary, but we were really blessed by all the neighborhood support received. People everywhere came out and helped me until Michael got home. We joke--at least we didn't around to painting the back yet. That is scheduled next month.