This has truly been a wild and crazy week here where we live, but in all the trials of the past week, there is a lot that I am personally grateful for, so let's get started with Friday's Fave Five. Again today, I am linking with Susanne at Living to Tell the Story.
photo from SaltLakeTribune.com
Safety for our daughter's family - when last I posted on Monday evening, parts of the town where our daughter, her husband and five children live (about 40 miles south of us, in Utah County) was under an evacuation order from the wild fire shown in the picture above. We were worried that our daughter would have to be evacuated as well, and we prayed that would not be the case. Our daughter and her family were not evacuated and the fire was actually brought under control by rains from the same storm system that brought the high winds that caused so much destruction here in the Salt Lake City area. No homes were lost and the families who were evacuated where able to safely return to their homes the next day.
Photo from KUTV.com
Safety for our home- We had a crazy, wild wind storm on Tuesday. We had hurricane force winds in the Salt Lake City area. The wind gusts got as high as 112 mph. There was a lot of damage and a lot of people who had no power for several days.
Photo from Deseret.com
Over 1,000 mature old trees, some over 100 years old, were blown over, like the one you see in this picture.
Photo from Deseret.com
Trees fell on cars and houses. Semi-trucks were blown over on the freeway. In all this, only one person was killed, which is sad but actually amazing because it could have been much worse. A lot of people are helping their neighbors and others to clean up.
Although we have many trees, big and small, near our home, none of them came down in the storm. Neither the home where we live, or either of our income properties sustained any damage and the power in our area was only out for about 20 minutes in the morning. I am grateful for that and I am praying for those who were affected by the crazy hurricane force winds.
Comfortable Work Shoes - After years of arthritis and several foot surgeries, my feet hurt, a lot, especially during the day at school. I have tried many different kinds of shoes for work, but I had never bought any shoes from Amazon. A few days ago, I was on Amazon looking for something else and an ad for these shoes popped up. The ad said they are walking shoes recommended for those who are on their feet a lot. That's me! I decided I had nothing to lose. If I got the shoes and they weren't comfortable, I could send them back. Most of the time, Amazon makes that super easy. I ordered the shoes, and they came earlier this week. I wore them around the house for a few hours and they were wonderful!! I am so looking forward to my feet not hurting when I come home in the afternoon!
Time to Read - I have spent some time reading every night before bed this week. I finished this book, which was a good one. I love ending my day with a book.
Good Dinners - This week, it has been so great to come home and have some tasty but easy dinners. We had pizza one night, spaghetti last night, and chili, with tamales, french bread and corn on the cob tonight. Easy and delicious!
Messages and Emails from Friends - This week, I have really enjoyed chatting via messenger, text, and email with friends and family members. I appreciate those who contacted me after the windstorm to see if we were ok. I have also enjoyed exchanging messages and emails with some of my blogging friends. It is great to connect with some wonderful people who don't live nearby, but with whom I have a lot in common.
Those of my favorites for this week. There is always so much to be grateful for, and I am happy to have the opportunity to count my blessings every Friday.
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