This is Not a Drill, I Repeat

Last night my sleep was interrupted by the sounds of fire trucks racing down my street. What caught my attention was the fact I could see flashing lights outside my window and hear the sounds of the two way radio. Could I be dreaming? My heart started racing as I noticed I could see the back of one fire truck and the front of another between the window and the corner of the mini blinds. I got up as fast as I could and went for my keys to unlock the front door not knowing what was going on. All I could think about is what kind of escape root I needed to get my family out alive. I rip the door wide open and there were atleast seven trucks lined down the street and I had no idea what was going on. Here sat a fire engine in front of my house, lights flashing, poring down rain, fierce lightening, I started screaming at the fire truck. "HEY, HEY, IS IT HERE, HEY HEY IS MY HOUSE ON FIRE". With no reply I screamed for Beth not knowing if I needed to rescue them or what the hell was going on. As the fire fighters unmounted their trucks I noticed my neighbor screaming for help. I watched in awe as six men armed with flashlights and full gear went and inspected her house. A bit of relief came over me as I finally understood what was happening. The only thing I could even think happened was her house was struck by lightening. I am not sure at this point what really happened. I had a hard time getting back to sleep as the fierce lightening continued for another two hours. I may have gotten a couple of hours of sleep before I had to get up at 4:30am to go to work. I am thankful my neighbors are okay and that their house is fine. It was a experience I will never forget.

Hey Everyone Life is What We See in Our Heads

Lately life has been a little stressful. I have been waiting since May to hear anything on my promotion and now I feel it may be September before I know anything. So I am waiting and waiting. I had a very restless night of sleep last night. Our cat Elle is in heat and so she spent the whole night chasing Nina like she could comfort her needs. Then about 4am someone was jamming out to there rap music at full volume. So I tossed and turned and slept as much as I could.

I am feeling inspired by the nature shows this morning. We live in such a beautiful place far away from the cries of war. I have stayed glued to the headlines waiting for the Israelies to go into Lebanon. Honestly it is amazing to live and read the headlines as tomorrows history is written.

So as I try not to stress over lack of money I have decided to leave all of you with a glimspe of what keeps me going when I get down. I look forward to the day when I can hike in a park that looks like my dreams.

Update

Today I called my sister in PA to check on her situation. Her and her family had been evacuated earlier this week due to flooding in her neighborhood. The American Red Cross and the Salvation Army had set up right up the street from their house serving food and handing out refreshments. Today they were cleaning up the house. They were fortunate that the basement was the only part of the house that was flooded. It was anticicpated that the water level could get as high as the first floor. The city brought out large trash bins for the whole neighborhood to fill up and was hauling them off as fast as they were filling the trash bins up. Kudo's to the township for acting so quickly to get things going. Your continued prayers would be wonderful.