Ok, I'm going to see how much of this I can get typed before my battery warning goes ( Read more... )

Severe Thunderstorm Watch all morning today! (The kind that warns of hail!)
The movers are coming at 10:30! 
Whee!

The kids are playing Rock Band in their room, the dog is stretched out at my feet, and I have had my morning tea.
I should go load my car.

Fun Fun Times!

Mom and I have some last-minute errands to run before I skip town tomorrow.  (I scheduled another crack-of-dawn flight. Egads ( Read more... )

Today Lila and I learned that when snow hits her windshield it doesn't make a raindrop patter, it makes a kind of weird muffled crackling noise.
Yes, it really snowed here.  No, there's none on the ground. My pants were entirely too thin for the day, really.

Mom just called - we have our power back!

Yay.

Still no power ( Read more... )

This is stuff that my parents and I discussed last night that might need clarification ( Read more... )

Even more hurricane journaling, minus some censored family or personal griping / introspection ( Read more... )

Herein lie my notes from the pen and paper journal I kept during the storm. I'll probably censor some of the family stuff, but you can all read my rants about everything else.

( Friday 9/12/08 )

Family is ok. House is ok. We have no power, still on boiling water alert unless new info has come in recently. Fresh food is gone. House is hot but we spend a lot of time on the patio ( Read more... )