Jim woke up to Finn running into our room saying, "Happy birthday, daddy!" I'd say that is a pretty nice way to wake up. Jim ran a few errands this morning while I baked his birthday cake and cleaned the kitchen and house. Then we grilled some hamburgers and brats and a few people came over to help celebrate Jim's birthday. Thanks to everybody who made it over. I think overall, Jim had a really nice day. Happy birthday to the best father, husband and friend. We love you so much.
We survived the great storms earlier today. Lynn called and asked if the tornadoes were here yet. I turned the TV on and a few seconds later the sirens went off. Then I heard there was a tornado touch down at Hwy 100 and 394, which is very close to our house. We grabbed the kids from their beds and headed downstairs. There was massive damage around our neighborhood, but we were fine. Kristine was on her way over here, so I told her not to come for a while. Finn ended up having fun because all his fun toys are downstairs and he played with the flashlight (nothing like playing with shadows!). We didn't know how bad it really was until the news came on tonight. They said it was the worst storm Minneapolis has ever seen. Yikes. There is a huge part of Minneapolis right across the river that has a curfew in place tonight to prevent looting (if you can't guess, the area is in North Mpls). Thanks for all the concerns for us. We hope that all of our family and friends fared as well as we did. Our thoughts and prayers also go out to the people of Missouri. I guess things can always be worse.
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