Sandy ... is she coming to a town near you?

"Bottled Water""Hurricane Irene""Hurricane Sandy"

Oct 29

As everyone on the East Coast is busy preparing for Hurricane Sandy ... I so send prayers that everyone will be safe.

Scenes from our home last year during Hurricane Irene. We were safe thank goodness, but did experience 4 days without power. School was cancelled. Callie thought this would be the perfect opportunity to have friends over.

I thought that was fine as well.

Don reminded me that we have a well ... so we can't flush the toilet without electricity. Hmmm ... this presents a problem. 6 girls, no flushing.

Girls ... price of admission: One Gallon of Water.

DONE!

Now we are facing the threat of Sandy. Repeat Situation. The call came in last night at 7pm. School Cancelled. The Governor declared an emergency. Calls went out and 7 girls have now landed on Farm Road.

One, bless her heart, remembered the rule from last year and brought her admission ticket! She must have been a Girl Scout. Always Prepared. I love that!

If something happens, she will be the only one allowed to go to the bathroom.

I don't take this lightly, I know that Irene created havoc for many. But do want to say that last year our four days without power were kind of fun. We lived by candle light and played numerous games of Scrabble. On the Board. No electronics were involved. We chatted and laughed by candles. We ate weird stuff and we enjoyed one another.

Thankfully we had no terrible after effects. And I do know that for some it was far more serious.

I guess I just want us to make the most of what is thrown at us the next few days ... and know that we will all come out of it with some positive memories.

The girls all started arriving around 9 last night ...