Well what a surprise to find out that Hurricane Ike was capable of making such an impression on Cincinnati! With winds strong on Sunday, we never expected that by day's end the entire region (practically) would be without power. Our front tree took quite a hit and took down our third floor gutter with it. We enjoyed a meal on the front porch with neighbors Maureen and Steve Simon and their sons, Max and Henry. Thanks goes to Erick for his early in the day food preparations, which are part of his Sunday ritual. While most neighbors were spreading peanut butter and jelly, we were digging in to pot roast, meatloaf, and zucchini casserole (yum).
Monday was spent cleaning up the front yard (Molly and Conor). Abby had school at Nativity (no power, but water) but the public schools (all of them) were closed, including NKU. Erick had "business as usual." When our power finally returned at 4 p.m., Abby cried. She enjoyed the time together without the distractions of TV, liked the fact that school was not quite so hot, and loved reading by flashlight in the bathtub.
