Hello friends and family far and wide,

We made it through.  That was a lot of rain and wind but thankfully our house is fine and we didn’t even lose power, other than many nerve-wracking flickerings.  I think the storm generally was less severe in Maryland than forecasted.  We’re exhausted from a long, relatively sleepless night but other than that, we’re fine.

On a positive note (perhaps our silver lining to the storm), Nik is home today to help me process (peel, cook, puree, freeze) the gigantic mound of neck pumpkins waiting for us on our dining room table.  I’m grateful for that!

One other positive from the storm is that we got all our outdoor furniture and other yard stuff put away for the winter.  So it’s nice to have that done!

There’s some rain and a little wind still here but the storm is basically gone and for that, we’re very grateful.  Thanks for thinking of and praying for us.

Love,
Laura