Wind storm in 2020

What's going to come to mind in the future when we all think back to the year 2020?

 Just when we thought 2020 couldn't get any worse (after a pandemic, an earthquake, riots, political unrest, and personal trials with the health of some of our family and extended family) we were hit by hurricane level winds in Davis County.  Apparently we built our home in the wind tunnel in Centerville.  We lost power about 9:00 am on Tuesday morning, and didn't get it back until Wednesday night around midnight.  Luckily, I have a very prepared husband and he was able to connect our house to a generator that ran all of our refrigerators and freezers, lights and some larger appliances (if we were careful to do one thing at a time).  On my way home from the rec center on Thursday, I had to detour twice because of workers--either tree removal crews or electricians.  There are downed trees everywhere.

These three pictures show why we lost power.  This tree fell across 4th east close to our home--apparently taking power lines with it.  Look closely at the picture below and see how the roots came completely out of the ground.

At least all these heavy winds gave Roy a chance to serve with both his Ham radio license (communication) and also helping some of the neighbors.  He hasn't had a chance to get to the problems in our own yard yet.

Our neighbor's fence.  Unfortunately the tree branch belonged to us.

We haven't had any fires nearby, but they have several in UT county.  Dave sent us these pictures from the fire near Springville, behind his home.  Fires are another devastating addition to 2020.

Even with all the natural disasters and the political unrest, we can have peace in our homes and love and unity within the family unit.  

There are good things happening in 2020!

Oli, leading his football team to victory.  Adrienne says he really
wants to switch to tackle football, but she REALLY wants him to
keep doing flag football.  

This is Wednesday evening, the day following the windstorm.  
 You can see that we were a little chilly while watching Oli's game.

Gunnar was chilly, too.  And maybe a little bit bored.

These Rasband children were entertained this week when they got their own chickens.  Their good friends moved to Washington State and sold them the chickens, complete with coop, etc. for $150.  That was a good deal.

And Caitlyn was able to spend a few days with her fiancé and his family in Lake Powell.

And we can't forget the new baby born in April (Harvey) and the two new babies (coming to the families of Nick and Dan) and a December wedding.

We have a lot to be grateful for!