Mother's Day has come and gone. My family gave me a new camera, and it takes wonderful pictures! Any flaws or blurriness in any of my pictures is due to me  and not the camera!! Here is a beautiful sunset over the Mississippi River across the road from our house.

The weather has been challenging around here, and in the rest of the country as well. This afternoon there were tornadoes in the Twin Cities area, with devastating results. We thank God that we didn't have to experience that in our own little corner of the world. but we did get a major hail storm. Here are just a few pics.....Look at the size of the hail that fell

This is the broken window in our dining room

And some of the hail that fell on our deck

Aside from the broken window (just the outer pane was broken so we got no water in the house), there are major holes in our siding, dents in the trim, dents in the kids' vehicles since they must park outside the garage, and a broken taillight in my husband's work car. We are certain we will need a new roof as well. We will be calling the insurance adjustor to make a claim. We are just one family of many who suffered damage just in our town, and in this larger area. But again, we are fortunate not to have suffered the devastation that those who live in other areas endured because of tornadoes. Our hearts and prayers go out to them.

peace