Blogging THE STORM
updated 3pm EST Time
9am: Woot, my first hurricane!
Okay, so it's only a tropical storm...
What am I suppose to buy again? Plywood, batteries, and milk? Sandbags, candles, and bread? Rubber rafts, life jackets, and beer?
From all the reports I've read we're going to get 4-8 inches of rain (it hasn't rained since the middle of July), some strong winds, and low lying areas of the Chesapeake Bay may flood. Since we're not low lying or that close to the Chesapeake, I guess the risks here are trees falling and the power going out.
But the greatest risk of all is the kids driving me insane because after 4 blissful days of the Big 3 being away, they don't have school today ("Professional Development Day" but methinks someone wanted a 4 day weekend). At 9am Kyle and Kelly are already missing the run of the house and due to Ernesto I can't send them outside to
Noon: It's raining and there's some wind. So far nothing exciting weather-wise other than Ernesto has been downgraded to a Tropical Depression (so sad). But we are back from putting gas in the van and buying supplies! Okay so maybe shoes and colored pencils don't count as "preparation." I went grocery shopping on Wednesday so we really don't need anything...
3pm: This hurricane/tropical storm/depression thing is such a bust. (I do know that's a good thing but it makes for boring "Blogging THE STORM" snarky updates.) Washington DC and Baltimore officials are now handing out sandbags. I wonder where the line is for that so I could get one as a souvenir.
On the local front, the kids are attempting to eat me out of house and home (I'm rethinking not stopping at the grocery store). They are also asking every 10 minutes if they can go outside to play (except they aren't on the same time schedule so I end up being asked that question every two minutes). "No, it's raining. Just like the last bazillion times you've asked." *sigh*
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