Hurricane Irene, Part 2

Everyone is doing ok. Grammie and Pop have a tree down in their back yard. Mom and Dad have 4 trees down on the edges of their backyard. Jon and I lost power. However, we are camping out in mom and dad's dining room tonight in hopes that the power will be restored tomorrow, and not in 2 weeks as predicted. All of Main Street in Niantic has lost electricity, and since it has so many shops, homes, and businesses, we can only hope that we will have power again soon. Thankfully, no one in our area was killed. There are lots of trees down and lots of debris to be cleaned up. It was a little scary this morning to look out of our windows and see the ocean coming up over the train tracks (which is a good 10 or 11 ft. above the usual sea level). We grabbed some clothes and necessities and drove to my parents as quickly as possible as we already didn't have power and were afraid to become stranded in our apartment if the road was to flood. However, I may have been a little over concerned, and everything is returning to normal. All we have left is a strong breeze. Good bye, Irene!
P.S. Will post some pics when time allows.