I'm thankful we weathered Sandy with almost no damage. We lost a few shingles from our roof, but it's nothing that a plain old storm couldn't have done. What saved us was we were in the path of the eye - the calm part. The center of the eye passed less than 700 feet from our home.
The white diagonal line is the center of Sandy's "eye." The yellow and white lines intersect 0.13 miles, or 686.4 feet from my kitchen table. (Thanks to my brother- and sister-in-law for sharing the photo and information with us. I think I am very glad I did not know this until well after the storm had passed.)
Last night, we watched the NBC concert and saw the utter destruction in northern NJ and New York. Watching the video of the devastation was almost overwhelming.
The family of one of Celia's classmates lives on Long Island and their community has lost everything. Today we are going through what we have and sharing. It's nowhere near enough to put a dent in what they need, but every bit helps. The first request was for food, blankets, and baby items. Celia asked if she could share her toys, and then went through her toys and found a few that she wanted to give to the other kids. Matthew and Jude are sharing some of their allergy-friendly foods, in case there is somebody allergic to what other people send. Celia and Matthew will have a Dress Down Day at Edgarton on Wednesday, with a $5 "cover charge." I told them I'd pay for the Dress Down, but if they'd like to give money themselves, they could. Both of them said they wanted to give more, and Luke asked if he could donate, too.
Tonight, I'm grateful that we were so fortunate, and praying for those who were not as lucky.
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What great kids you have!
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