Dennis sucked!
Well on Sunday we supposedly got the eyewall of Dennis. I know the winds got pretty bad and we lost power about 4:00PM on Sunday. The storm peaked about 4:30 if I remember correctly. We didn't have any major damages around our homes. However, a man that lived across from our airplane hangar up the rode called to tell my dad and grandad that he thought it had gotten blowed down. They went out while the storm was still pretty bad just to see and sure nuf' it was leveled. It was very sad

. They had a Great Lakes Biplane that my dad had rebuilt, a Warrior that my grandad had bought 30 yrs ago , A Balanca, and a Starduster II. The Biplane had been picked up and flipped upside down, crushing the top wing and the tail

. The Warrior had been flipped upside down also, was covered in the concrete block walls that had collapsed and looked like someone had taken the tail and twisted it all the way around, 360 degrees

. The other 2 airplanes also had concrete blocks and metal beams on them

. I told my dad that I would try to help them anyway that I could to clean up and so I helped them cleanup on Monday. Anyway, that night, I went and stayed with my sister and her little baby and husband. We played scrabble by candlelight (it was fun, but the novelty of this activity wore off pretty quick).
I got up at 5 on Monday so I would be ready at daylight to help my dad. We got over there and it was one of the worst things I have ever seen. It made me so sad

, but I can just imagine how my dad and grandad felt (these were there babies). I had so many memories in those planes especially the Biplane and the Balanca. When I was little we used to go to fly-ins and airshows. We always had so much fun, but now we can't fly anywhere

(not until they get them rebuilt anyway). To make matters worse, we heard that a film crew had gone on our property. Several hours after that we heard that the footage of the airport had been aired on GOOD MORNING AMERICA! It was so frapping annoying

. After the initial shock wore off I went to it. I threw concrete blocks off of the warriors wings and part of its tail and moved various other piles of debris. I also helped them flip the biplane back over. They got most of it cleaned up on Monday but they did work some Tuesday and today out there. I tried to sleep Monday night but I didn't get very far with that plan. It was too hot

. I didn't sleep well at all!
I woke up Tuesday morning like it was Monday night. I was in no way refreshed. I didn't so much mind the heat as much as I minded not having light. I like light. It is my friend. I get ticked off and irritable when I don't have light. Anyway, enough ranting, Tuesday I did some cleaning and damage control in the kitchen (it's not like a tree fell through the roof or anything but the dishes don't get done unless the dishwasher works, so as you can imagine, grossness ensued). I also did my xtraining even though we did not have power. I went to stay with my sister that lives in Castleberry (not the one I mentioned before) because I wanted to talk with her (and she had power

). I went to her house about 5PM and my mom called at 9PM to tell me that the power was back on

, so I decided to come on back home. I got home and I sat there thinking how nice it was to have light, an air conditioner, and a working refridgerator (oh yeah, and a working dishwasher

).
Today has been just a normal day (thank the Lord). I heard that there is another hurrican headed our way and I am annoyed

. Throughout this whole ordeal, there have been some good things:
1. The guy wearing the sunglasses and the sexy army uniform that gave us ice on Monday.
2. The guy wearing the sunglasses and the sexy army uniform that gave us ice on Tuesday.
3. The guy wearing the sunglasses and the sexy army uniform (sans the long sleeved jacket, just the tan colored shirt

) that I saw when I went to get ice for someone else today.

4. The fact that I weighed in at 199 today, so I am in ONEderland!
