Oh my goodness this afternoon was a nightmare with the storms. At one point the warnings started popping up here in Lasalle county and I had to get Jim up just in case. The funnel or whatever was seen just west of us and headed our way. The good news is they gave us 20 minutes to prepare. Then, just when I thought things were settling a tornado hit the ground running for my brothers house, my cousins house and Chris's fraternity brothers house. They are estimating the tornado traveled 25 miles. My brother lives in Peotone and my cousin in Frankfort, the fraternity brother in Wilmington. WOW! They are all ok thank goodness. No deaths or serious injuries to report but lots of houses ruined. Please keep the people of all these towns in your thoughts.

I did manage to get a call into Renee and she sounded good. The air isn't installed yet in her mom's new house so she was baking in the 85 degree Arkansas weather. She is planning to go to court on her own Monday so the kids wont have to witness anything. She is pretty much done with her husband after all he has done to her. I'll update after 4pm central time Monday on how things went.