I just wanted to let everyone know that my family is doing fine. It is really hard to get a hold of them right now but I've gotten lucky and have been able to talk to both my brother, David, and my my parents after trying to call 50 times or so.
David's house held up great. He had boarded up all the windows a few days ago and so the only damage he had was his fence. David had told me that he got up around 3 am and could see the window above the bathtub moving an inch in and out and he could feel the wind through it.
My parents rental house also is doing great. They are actually living in their old neighborhood from years ago and so there are trees knocked down everywhere. In Copper Grove where they just sold their house has gotten damaged really bad. There are a lot of houses missing parts of their roof and a friend down the street has, as my dad put it "a lake in their house."
Update: Well it looks like my parents sold their house just in time. They are friends with the people who bought their house and then went over there and discovered that their living room ceiling is starting to cave in from the water damage.
Both of them don't have electricity right now. My mom heard on the radio that it could take 2-3 weeks before they get it back. All is doing well and both houses made it without any bad damage. So I guess they got pretty lucky.
Update: My parents decided that they couldn't take the 85 degrees inside the house with the smell of mildew and so they are driving up to stay with Daniel and me. They will get here around 2am but at least they are welcome to sleep in and relax.
