You could feel the house tearing apart. We felt it when it picked us up, and we felt it when it put us down.

It just came up all of a sudden. I was at the front door and had the kids in the closet, and I ran to the closet and shut the door and put covers over us. We locked arms.

It's hard, but I came out in better shape because I've got my kids.

By the time the (tornado) sirens started going off, it was at our back door. I didn't hear a train sound. I heard a roaring.

We had a social worker call us and ask if we wanted to take care of a child. We told her yes, and she was here within the hour.

I believe this is why they're passing the bill, to stop us from doing this in New Mexico.