image courtesy of NASA Goddard Photo and Video
I’m sitting here listening to the wind howl. Irene is making her way toward Virginia, and already I’ve seen enough. A family here in Newport News lost their 3 year old when an enormous tree fell on their home earlier today. A friend posted pictures of his van, cut in half by a fallen tree that just missed his house.
There are widespread power outages, so I’m not sure if we’ll start school Tuesday as planned. But whenever we go back, it won’t be important to talk about rules and procedures. It will be important to share stories, and be grateful we are all together. Can’t wait to see my students and hug each precious one.
Well said, Patti. If only we could all remember the importance of being together and sharing stories without hurricane (or an earthquake!) to remind us! What a beautiful place this world be!
I’m glad to see that you’re safe; we just started getting the rain here so we’ll see what happens. My thoughts and prayers to everybody who suffers a loss during this enormous storm.