OT: my own little

[kelber at mindspring.com]

Congratulations, Bekah!

Laura

-----Original Message-----
>From: bekah <bekah0176 at sbcglobal.net>
>Sent: Sep 5, 2007 9:36 AM
>To: pynchon-l at waste.org
>Subject: OT: my own little "child of the storm"
>
>Well,  it looks like I got my own Child-of-the-Storm,  so to speak.
>
>My daughter gave birth to a fine baby girl,  Hannah Michael, on 
>Saturday August 26.  She lives in Northwood,  North Dakota,  the home 
>of my great ancestor homesteaders of 1876.   She gave birth in a 
>Grand Forks hospital and she was still there on the evening of Sunday 
>August 27 when an E4 tornado flattened Northwood.  They had no phone 
>coverage for days and they're out of normal cell reach.   Hannah is 
>known as the Tornado baby but I think I'll call her my little "child 
>of the storm" and hope she turns out as mild-mannered as her older 
>sister who is named,  oddly enough considering this forum,  Grace. 
>(True-  it's Gabrielle Grace but she's called Gracie by everyone).
>
><http://filestreams.com/northwood/tornado.html>
>
><http://its-a-raggedy-life.blogspot.com/>
>
><http://www.crh.noaa.gov/fgf/?n=northwood_tor_pics>
>
>Folks are settling in more or less now,  there has been a LOT of help 
>from neighboring communities,  as you can see everyone just jumped in 
>to help.  The kids are going to Portland schools now and later to 
>Hatten - don't know for how long.
>
>
>Bekah
>