Oooof, what a weather event we had this week! We all went to bed on Thursday night thinking that there would be a standard storm moving through. Turns out that it was way more than just a thunderstorm...the wind was incredibly strong (recorded at 70+ mph) and there was a ton of damage in our town. We were very lucky, and didn't have any damage at our house, except a hard-sided cooler that was on our deck. It went flying off the deck and the top broke off. We ended up losing power from 3am-9:30am on Friday, and even Ava's school was cancelled. G's school had a two-hour late start, so to kill some time before his drop-off (and to charge up my phone), G and I took a drive around town to assess the severity of loss. I think the highlight of the trip was that he saw a shed that had been completely crushed. Yikes!
This was one of our only light sources to use while getting ready on Friday morning
There were confirmed tornadoes in the next town(s) over, so I'm incredibly grateful that it stayed about a mile south of us. The rest of Friday was kind of a mess after that. Lots of weird things happened at work, and it didn't feel like a very productive day. Definitely not how I like to sign off for the weekend.
But, we made up for it by hanging out with the book club mom (and kids) last night. It's perfect fall weather to be outside, with a light jacket and a bonfire. We had great chats, but we noticed that it's not exactly a relaxing evening now that the kids are attending. But, the kids get along (for the most part) so we only have to step in a referee when they start getting a little snippy with each other.
We have learned our lesson not to wait too long to go to the apple orchard in the fall. We hit up the smaller orchard that we've been visiting for the last several years. It's the perfect size...there's a little tractor ride, a small store, and a playground for the kids. This year, we splurged and got a piece of pie, a slushie, and some apple cider donuts to enjoy after the apple picking was done. Scott also picked up some BBQ sauces...they taste great on chicken! We ended up with 1/2 peck of Honeycrisp and 1/2 peck of Honeygold. I'm looking forward to attempting to make an apple pie this year.
Excited to use the apple picker - we usually forget to grab one of these, but not this year!
Every Sunday we've been trying to hit up a new park in the area, so last Sunday, we went to Goat Hill Park in Eagan. G had so much fun on the different equipment!
Last Sunday, we went on a drive and stumbled upon a big park, just a few miles away from us. I promised G we would check it out this Sunday. He promptly reminded me of this on Saturday morning. :)
It seems like a good weekend to enjoy some crisp cool air in the evenings, and an evening around our new fire table. As long as there isn't a tornado, we should be good!
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