Hurricane Sandy ravaged its way up the East Coast yesterday, and after the damage of Katrina seven years ago and even Irene last year, we all now know that these storms have to be taken seriously. Mimi and Pop-Pop spent the weekend at the shore preparing the beach house for the storm. They left on Sunday, well before the storm hit, but still saw the beginnings of what was to come.
Meanwhile, back at home, we weren't hit too hard, but knowing our creek has flooded our backyard in just a heavy rain storm
not once but
twice, we knew we had to be prepared here as well.
I joked that we were baking up a storm yesterday, but really I just wanted to make sure I baked the cookies for the girls' Halloween parties while we still had power. The girls were more than happy to oblige.
During Hurricane Irene
last summer, we were concerned about both flooding and falling trees and slept with the girls on the family room floor to be safe. Since we survived without any flooding then, our concern this time shifted primarily to falling trees, so we decided to camp out in the basement. The girls loved it. Daddy and I, not so much.
Today we should have been celebrating Halloween with the girls at their preschool parades and parties, but instead we're still cooped up inside. It's a good thing we picked up a few extra pumpkins at Linvilla, because they were a perfect distraction!
We're so very lucky to have survived without any damage. Now our focus can shift back to Halloween. Here's hoping trick-or-treating is still on schedule tomorrow!
