it's all relative...

Trees everywhere. Driving through the subdivision seeing roots where grass used to be, crossing town and seeing traffic diverted away from power lines and more fallen trees makes you shake your head and repeat phrases like you've heard on the news. We have repairable fencing and roof issues, as well as being without power for twelve hours now, but it seriously pales with the pictures and realities of places like Joplin- even the ones a month into the aftermath. So I'll manage my whine and live with my fluffy hair, thankful that a lack of flat-iron and melting ice cream is all I have to deal with today.