A Day of Firsts...not one I want to remember

Saturday, June 5 was not a great day for the Windhams. Luke was home in the am with Whit while I attended a business meeting, and he called to inform me that Whit had thrown up while in his walker-apparently it was a bit of a mess. This was his first time getting sick, and I have to say I wasn't disappointed I missed it...he did however manage to have another incident just before bed as I was holding him, so I got to share in Luke's experience for the day. By the time he was clean and in bed, and I was clean and sitting down for a few minutes, I checked my phone to learn that tornados were nearby...a friend had texted and my mom had called to see if we were OK. I quickly turned on the TV to learn that the tornado was expected to hit Dwight in 20 minutes!! The siren went off a minute later and we quickly woke Whit up and headed for the basement. We had nearly an hour of waiting with no power and lots of rain, wind, and sirens...lots of frantic text messages back and forth with friends and family until we got word around 11:30 that everything was OK. We put Whit down and sat on the porch for a bit before heading to bed for the night. Needless to say, it was not a great day. Just two blocks south of our home, the tornado flattened a trailer park, several businesses, ripped through the ball fields, damaged a church, the high school, and several more homes before leaving town. We feel so grateful that our home was spared and no life was lost. Certainly not the start to our summer we had anticipated. Hopefully the next day of "firsts" will be full of happier memories!