The sticks are back

Hurricane Irene came to Vermont with a fury and left the state with more damage than many of us anticipated.

Flash flooding washed out these two historic bridges in southern Vermont.

You can see more pictures and stories here.

Vermont wasn't the only state affected I know. We had friends in Virginia with property damage and there are still many without power up and down the east coast.

We were incredibly lucky at our house compared to the rest of the state. I am so thankful that my smart husband made me spend the extra money to take down the dead one out of our 20 trees and to have a bunch of limbs removed during renovation. I'm also thankful the remaining 19 trees in our backyard didn't fall on our house.

However, the sticks are back. Remember this pile?

We finally got rid of it but now there is another one.

Willow is really the only one excited about it.

Our prayers are with those who were affected by this storm.