WOW I am so excited, I tried putting the pictures I took after the huge storm that rolled through Tuba City earlier this week and I was actually able to get them all on here.. The thunder and lightening was amazing. I got up at about 4:30 and watched for an hour. It was awesome. I did not have sense enough to be to scared because we are on higher ground, although I can't say that for the backyard which is lower than the surrounding area and a perfect place for the run off to settle into, which is exactly what it did.
Aunt Diane said she heard about it on the news. The Boarding School maintenance man came over and dug a trench with his backhoe to drain off some of the water, but since the alley way is not level we still had water for several days. The temperatures have been in the 90's this week, so most of it has evaporated.
One of the farmers in Moencopi had his whole garden covered with mud. He and his wife dug around several of their plants and washed them off, but they could not get them all. They did everything by hand including the water they carried in a bucket to wash the plants off.
The alley way that had been cleaned out by our community service men worked really well. You can tell we had back up at the south end, but it is almost back to normal. The erosion on the other side of the street was significant. You can't get that much water in such a short time and expect no damage.
One of the saddest things, was having a mother loose her life during the storm. It took 3 days to find her. We will have the funeral here on Monday. There is also a funeral tomorrow, but they are unrelated. Both funerals will be very emotional because of the circumstances surrounding their passing.
Tomorrow we are suppose to go to the Nockidineh Round-up, but no one has confirmed the road conditions, which may be such that they postpone it. We went to that the first summer we were here. It was so fun.
The new couple are so much fun. They continue to pitch right in and do whatever needs to be done. We have a lot in common with them which makes it even more pleasant to work together. He worked in the navy and they lived in the Philippines when they were first married. He is an Electrical Engineer and enjoys fixing things, nice huh? She is a seamstress and loves to sew and can. Henry and Maren (like Karen) Simpson. They are from Layton, UT
I guess the pictures speak for themselves. We love you and look forward to coming home for a couple of weeks in the next two months. ;o}
Elder & Sister Olson
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