The rains and winds were strong and powerful last night, and the plants and trees took a beating! Throughout our town many trees were uprooted, and the local gym's roof is nonexistent now! Fortunately, everyone is safe and sound. Unfortunately, a few people's houses were damaged with the high winds. But we shouldn't complain---our town didn't suffer as much as the people down in South Padre Island, Harlingen, McAllen,etc. They experienced many power outages, flooding, and lots of damage.
At 9 a.m., I awoke, got dressed, and quickly went outdoors to do some yardwork (since we still had no electricity!) The weeds were not that much easier to uproot because the soil was TOO saturated! But, I did for a short time until I got a tad soaked with the constant pitter patter of rain against me.Then I went indoors and took a short nap---what else was there to do when you're in a house with no incoming light? At that time, Leigh arrived from the EOC. He brought us lunch, and we quickly ate. My sis, Sylvia, rang to tell me that the AEP worker told her that we might not get any power until tomorrow. YIKES! Fortunately, Leigh's boss reserved a room for us at the hotel (just in case we needed one), and so we planned on going on overthere after we packed a few things. After getting our overnight bag full of clothing and toiletries, we got Shak into his pet taxi and Rocco into his harness. We were just about to leave when the lights went on. Voila! And then there was light. THANK GOODNESS! It's a luxury we sometimes take for granted!
We cancelled the pets' boarding reservations (as well as our hotel room reservation) and we went out of town instead. Leigh had to go back to work so he went to the office while I visited Mom at the home. She had a few bruises on her shoulder (this is the second time she's had them during this month!) so I questioned it immediately. The nurse named Rey said that she must have gotten them because they told him that Mom was punching herself with her own fist. AS IF! Even if I did that, I wouldn't cause bruises in those angles. Yet, Rey rushed over to call the director of nursing, who came over to see Mom's bruises and she tried to smooth things over by saying that Mom bruises easily with Plavix. I told her that Mom has taken Plavix for years, and she never had many bruises. The director went on to say that the occurrence of bruises increases with the years. Hmmm....I don't believe her!
This gets me so angry and upset. But, I'm still documenting these incidents with photographs and a daily journal because there's no excuse for neglecting the residents at this facility!
Mom did eat well and seems so happy. Also, she enjoyed herself with the company of Leigh, Linda (my sis) and myself. After our visit, Leigh and I grabbed a quick bite to eat and we came home to rest. Leigh was exhausted with the day's events that had begun at 7 a.m.!
Other than this, we are all doing fine. In Taft (roughly around Portland), a tornado did touch down and managed to move a few objects (a children's playground swing set and caravan) 30-40 feet. But, fortunately, no one was hurt in that town.
