Tuesday evening

Hi guys!

First of all my family and I are fine after the storm. We were fortunate--we did not get much rain here. The winds were bad overnight but we sustained no damage. Karen's power was out for several hours today but has been restored. Our cable is out but that is minimal. There is worst damage here in our county but we seem to be in an area that was not hard hit. As far as Philly and the coast the flooding and wind damage is much worse. I haven't seen the pictures today because of no tv but late last night the pictures from the Jersey shore just made you want to cry. My heart goes out to all those who suffered damage and bodily harm. It is just too much to absorb right now the magnitude of this storm. Thank you for your kind thoughts and prayers.

I haven't been outside since Sunday but will be going out tomorrow. They asked everyone to stay in and actually closed a lot of state roads and interstates for the duration of the storm. Karen and Jeremy stayed home Monday and today because the kids' school was closed as well as their offices. The kids thought it was an adventure having school cancelled and mom and dad home with them all day. I didn't do a lot of reading but I did finish Twilight Whispers which was very good. I started another book called The Light Between Oceans which is a debut novel. It is good so far.

Sandi--congrats on your new job. Well done!

Donna M--congrats to the Giants. I read Girls Night earlier this year and really liked it. I liked the characters and the humor was great. The hero was so good with the h's daughters. I am glad you had a nice day with Dustin.

Cady--I hope you enjoyed all your Halloween activities. I remember being annoyed with the h in And Only to Deceive too.

Amanda--I hope you and your family are ok. Let us know.

We decided to watch Homeland last night on video only to find out our vcr/dvd player no longer works! I was disappointed as we needed a break from the storm coverage on tv. This is the year for replacing things in our house.

I hope everyone is having a good week. I am hoping things return pretty much to normal now. I am planning to go to the library tomorrow to volunteer if they are open.

Mary