Hurricane Hannah

Well when we went to bed last night we expected to be awakened during the night or morning by the wind, rain, and destructive might of Hurricane Hannah (it was only a category 1 when we checked last night). So this morning when we woke up (about 8:30) we checked to see when we should be able to do our traditional hurricane report, this is where we go outside and video tape ourselves in the wind and give a weather report like the ones you see on TV for every hurricane, where the reporter is telling you how strong the wind is blowing and how its raining sideways. When we checked the weather we were surprised and a little disappointed to find Hannah had passed us by, if you look at the radar it shows Hannah as of 8:30 am, we live just east of Raleigh in the last little green band of rain. Now don’t get me wrong, I am glad this storm was not a big deal for our area and I pray that it was the same non-big deal for everyone else but at the same time it sure is exciting to have the wind and rain, and to watch the tops of tall pine trees in our yard swing from side to side (to the point that you wonder how long they can do that before they snap). We may still go out and report, but it seems a little silly now (as if it didn't already). To all our friends and family we are safe, the only clean up is all the pine straw that we now have all over our yard.