Saturday, August 20, 2011

The August 20th 2011 Storm!!!


We had WIND and rain for the 2nd early morning in a row. This tree limb came down in front of my good friend and neighbors home directly across the street from our house It was a healthy non buggy tree limb before a big gust of wind blew it down.

Our neighbor Phil and Jess discussing a plan of action.

Where the limb once stood at the top part of the tree.

Closeup of the base of the limb.

Ariela assessing the damage from her front door.

Jess filming with movie camera part of the limb that went into Ariela's roof.

After some debris removal Ariela looks at the embedded limb.

The hole that limb left. Ariela did have some water coming into her living room, staining the ceiling and dripping from the ceiling fan.


Phil looking at limb that speared Ariela's roof.

The limb as it looked after some cleaning off on the roof.

The hole it left.

Amazingly it was into the roof up to the red arrow marked in the photo. Brandon is hold the limb.

Her gutter sustained some damage.

Jess had some extra roofing tiles that Phil put in place to patch the holes in Ariela's roof. We all helped with the sawing, piling, raking and sweeping up the mess. It felt good to be able to help Ariela. She made us a delicious breakfast to show her appriciation.
I love living in our neighborhood and working with our wonderful neighbors. It's so GOOD!


Tuesday, August 9, 2011

So Ready for 2011-2012 School Year!!


The staff at Ravenwood will begin a workweek on Wednesday August 17th. The children start school on the 24th. I get so excited at the beginning of a school year. I love to see old friends and meet new staff members. It is fun to check out each classroom too. It is just an awesome time of year. GO RAVENS!!