UPDATE ON IRENE!!!!

Remember when I was in Delaware staying with Sandy and Tom?

Sandy's in the pink and her husband is to her left. Jenny and Larry are in the front. This picture was taken at Rehoboth Beach, on the Atlantic coast of Delaware.

This morning I was talking to Sandy to get the latest update on what was happening since Hurricane Irene has passed through.

Apparently they have had, upto this point, 6" of rain, and it's still coming down. The actual eye has passed, but the aftermath is still affecting the State.

The weather in Georgetown, this summer, has been hot and dry, so the large amount of water has soaked into the ground. Sandy said Tom went out this morning to see if there was water standing on the ground, but there was not, it had all soaked into the ground. Good news. They had gone out yesterday and taken up all the obstacles that had been set up for the agility training and then parked all their vehicles in the field, in case any trees were uprooted. For those of you who haven't heard, Tom bought a new Ford Ranger and it's something like a mocha latte in color, which I believe is kind of a "beige" of sorts. Anyway, no damage to any of the vehicles.

This morning on CBS Sunday Morning, they talked about tornadoes hitting the state of Delaware. Sandy said she had heard that one had touched down near Rehoboth Beach, but was unclear of what damage had been done.

This was a picture I took at Rehoboth while I was there in June.

It's a beautiful beach and boardwalk, hopefully, none the worse for wear from Irene making her appearance.

Here in Ohio, the temperature at 11:30 a.m. is 71 degrees, partly cloudy with winds about 10 miles per hour. We aren't expecting any backlash from Irene, but I am hoping my friends in Massachusettes and Maine are safe and secure in their homes.

For my twin, Coley, just a note to let you know we heard from Ricky Booles' wife, Amanda, and she would like to have more communication with Lisa's family. They have a two year old, Kaleb, and I haven't gotten any pictures yet.

For everyone, in the storm or not, I send you hugs and my wish that each of you remain safe and surrounded by infinite Love!!!