Riding out the Storm

So typhoon season is upon us here in Okinawa. We are currently stuck indoors for the next 24-48 hours while we brave Typhoon Muifa. Earlier in the week it was projected to be the worst typhoon Okinawa had experience in 12 years, but thankfully it weakened considerably before it hit our little island. We're still getting quiet a hard hit from it but as of now I'm happy to say we haven't lost power but we still have a ways to go. This one is taking it's sweet time going over and it seems it's doing some sightseeing along the way or something. It started around 1 yesterday afternoon (Thursday) and won't be over until around 6pm Saturday. It's a very slow moving typhoon. Kyndal doesn't seem to be bothered at all by it though and has enjoyed getting to play with a few of her birthday gifts from Grannie and Poppa Freeman a tad early. As scary and nasty as the typhoons can be though, I have to admit that I do enjoy the time that I have with my little family. We're so busy during the week that we barely have time to spend with each other. Most days Ken is gone to work before Kyndal even wakes up and doesn't get home until only a couple hours before her bed time. So needless to say we enjoy any extra time that we have with him. Its just a shame that it often takes a typhoon trapping us indoors to really appreciate the fact that we have each other. Typhoon season lasts from June to November so there may be many more days that we get to spend just hanging out as a family. And that wouldn't be a bad thing, as long as the typhoons don't get too bad. : )

Here's a little video I took when winds were 91mph. The video doesn't really do it justice though.