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For regular readers, yes, we’re okay

April 27, 2011 by Ozarkhomesteader

And my family elsewhere in the south appears to be okay too. I’ve got an older relative in Huntsville, AL, but remembered that the sister of a dear friend lives there, and she’ll check on him in person tomorrow.

I will admit that I’m tired of hunkering down, backtracking around flooded roads, and revising the hail damage report for my insurance company, but what we’ve had here is nothing compared to Alabama. I hope that all of my blogging friends are weathering the storms safely too.

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Posted in life | Tagged life, weather | 23 Comments

23 Responses

on April 27, 2011 at 10:15 pm | Reply herbanlifestyle

I’m glad to hear that you are doing okay. I hope that your elderly relative is, too. I’ve been listening to the news of the storms and thinking how stressful it must be to deal with such unrelenting and violent weather. My thoughts are with you!
- on April 28, 2011 at 1:26 pm | Reply Ozarkhomesteader
  
  Thank you so much! I hope that you stay safe back east.
on April 27, 2011 at 11:04 pm | Reply Meg Brookman

Keeping you and all those in harm’s way in my prayers and positive thoughts.

Meg
- on April 28, 2011 at 1:26 pm | Reply Ozarkhomesteader
  
  Thank you so much, Meg! I appreciate both positive thoughts and prayers.
on April 28, 2011 at 2:52 am | Reply ramblinann

Glad you are alright. Have many online friends who are getting hit with these storms. Stay safe, stay dry, stay down is about the best I can manage.
- on April 28, 2011 at 1:27 pm | Reply Ozarkhomesteader
  
  I’ve gotten good at hunkering down and being patient. Given what we’re seeing in Alabama, I feel very lucky now.
on April 28, 2011 at 6:11 am | Reply E. Baron

I think of you so often. I’m so relieved to hear that you’re okay and getting through this crazy and scary spring you’re having down there.
Eleanor
- on April 28, 2011 at 1:28 pm | Reply Ozarkhomesteader
  
  I hope the bad weather is ending soon. I know of other friends up north who’ve had really late snow. Are you okay?
  - on April 28, 2011 at 5:52 pm E. Baron
    
    The last of the snow melted here about a week ago, and things are beginning to dry/green up. Spring is a welcome sight after a really hard winter! Please keep us posted when you can. Even a quick update lets us know you’re okay.
  - on April 28, 2011 at 10:41 pm Ozarkhomesteader
    
    I’m going to head to north Alabama tomorrow to take care of Dad. After all, I cook all the time without electricity! I’m hoping that the neighbors will appreciate some Dutch oven chicken and some propane stove eggs.
on April 28, 2011 at 6:25 am | Reply Linda Watson

So glad you are OK! What a horrible set of storms. We had tornadoes touch down here in central NC on April 16th and are under tornado watches until 11 am today. I can’t believe I drove across a looooong bridge across a lake during the storm that did this:

http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/04/28/1159088/storm-weary-cast-eyes-skyward.html

Hope you all stay safe!
- on April 28, 2011 at 1:29 pm | Reply Ozarkhomesteader
  
  Oh, my, Linda, how scary! You’ll be close to my heart today as the rest of the storm passes through.
on April 28, 2011 at 7:10 am | Reply Tammy

So glad to hear that you are safe and well. I’ve been thinking about you and wondering.
- on April 28, 2011 at 1:30 pm | Reply Ozarkhomesteader
  
  Thank you, Tammy. I feel really fortunate today. By the way, I never got to post about it, but I was in Phoenix a week and a half ago and thought about you then!
on April 28, 2011 at 7:36 am | Reply Rita Brown

Hello! We had a rough 2 days of tornados and stoms here. One touched down just 5 miles north of our home. There were 9 deaths in Mississippi due to this weather. What happend to long, slow rains you could sit on the porch and watch? We are tired of stressing over the weather!
- on April 28, 2011 at 1:30 pm | Reply Ozarkhomesteader
  
  Rita, I miss those storms too. I hope it’ll be over soon.
on April 28, 2011 at 1:07 pm | Reply Regina

Glad to hear you all are doing ok! My brother and his family live near Dover, and they’re fine…but my best friend’s town of Vilonia was descimated. Her family is safe and sound, but they have a lot of work to do. It’s a mess here near St. Louis too. My heart goes out to all who are enduring this horrible weather.
- on April 28, 2011 at 1:32 pm | Reply Ozarkhomesteader
  
  I have friends in the Dover area too. One friend has a home across a footbridge over a creek, and he’s had to watch as the floods have threatened the bridge repeatedly. I love crossing that bridge every December for their holiday party but have often wondered what it looks like in flood. Now I know, from pictures. Yikes!
on May 2, 2011 at 4:29 am | Reply nigerianmeadows

So glad you are okay! We had tornado’s hit our area of NC and are finally getting cleaned up.
- on May 2, 2011 at 12:04 pm | Reply Ozarkhomesteader
  
  I’m so glad to hear that you’re okay. I’ve only just begun to check up on blog friends.
  
  On a happy note, my father was in high spirits this weekend and had power back today!
- on May 2, 2011 at 12:13 pm | Reply Ozarkhomesteader
  
  By the way, I’m not sure how I missed getting you on my blogroll, but you’re there now.
on May 25, 2011 at 11:15 am | Reply Danielle

I came across your blog, I think on one of the weather alert stations. Very nice. Was curious what part of Arkansas you’re in. I’m in Oxford. Stay safe out there today – it’s a rare tornado season. Back to reading your wonderful blog.
- on May 25, 2011 at 11:50 am | Reply Ozarkhomesteader
  
  Thank you for the kind words, Danielle. Hmmm–on a weather alert station? I’ll have to look for that. We’re on the southeastern edge of the Ozarks. You live in a beautiful part of Arkansas, and your goats look adorable!