NC tornado damage in Sanford

The tornadoes of this weekend are past, but the devastation will not be gone for a very long time. It is a miracle that more were not killed. We were in Sanford this afternoon for an appointment and saw the Lowe's that was destroyed. Even being from the Midwest and having seen several tornadoes, I was shocked. Our neighbor was in the store when it was hit, and I am amazed that anyone, anyone, made it out. It looks like a mass of twisted metal and debris, as if a giant gathered it up and smushed it into a ball. Below are pictures from north of Sanford, where the damage was bad, also. In a neighborhood near these pictures, there were deaths, and the damage was horrible. Please pray for all who were hit by these storms and have lost so much. I just can't imagine what they are going through.

The one in which nothing is new...

but I thought I should keep posting so I don't have a big lag again. Thought we had a house, now waiting to see if we get it or not. It's so hard to keep trusting, but we must. Got lots of things checked off the "Get the house ready list" this weekend, thanks to Matt and his window washing/sill cleaning. Me...I was a slacker and went to bed with a terrible headache, but I did get the chalkboard wall primed and ready to paint. We are also working on pysanky eggs again this year and have several done already. The Light Weigh is going well for Matt and I. He has lost around 15 pounds and I have lost around 7 (d*mn men and their easier weight losing genes). I do feel better though, and several items of clothing are fitting better, so I know it's working. The girls are suffering from allergies terribly this year. The boys are suffering from "it's spring and I'm a boy so why do I have to do school" -ergies. Timmy is digging to China on a regular basis, and had an improptu bath tonight. So, see--it's all good here.