After the Storm

We were lucky. So far, so good. We still have power.  Phew! I went to bed around 11:30pm and it was really windy. At one point, I thought I heard a tree branch splitting. It sounded like a loud crack or tear. We also heard the trash can fall over which scared the bejeebers out of me. It wasn't from the wind...it was from a big, wet raccoon trying to get in our trash can!

We slept in the basement again. The boys were happy about that. I'm going to have to get them to shower and dress today (not an easy feat). I've heard from a few friends and Marc and Cindy and we all luckily have power. I haven't heard from Dorisita this morning and she is notorious for loosing power during storms.

Apparently, there are 7 million people across the eastern seaboard without power. The other danger is down trees and wires. We got a list from our county of road closures separated by those that were closed because of a fallen tree with downed wires and those with just downed trees. They also broke the list down by roads closed because of flooding. Truth be told, I'm quite impressed that the county has the information and in a timely enough manner to send it out over the county listserv.

We're all doing great and I think a little ambivalent about what the outside world holds. Jason wants to go drive around but he is resisting because it's safer to stay home.

Thanks for checking on us and making sure we are safe. We feel super lucky to have weathered the storm so well, especially as we watch some of the devastation on the news especially in NY and NJ.

Love to all!

Here is a quick video of a walk I took in the neighborhood. When we woke up I checked our car to make sure no trees feel on the big red car and then checked the backyard to make sure our deck was okay. After that I walked down through our complex to make sure everyone else was okay.

Hurricane Sandy Update

It's about 4:30 pm and we are doing well. We still have power. The boys are enjoying their 4 day weekend. The federal government just announced that we will be closed tomorrow. The worst of the storm is supposed to occur from now until 2am but I think more so between 6-8pm.

Here is a little video of the storm from our backyard. It was really cold recording the video and I got quite wet! We'll update you in the next few hours. Our lights just flickered. Let the fun begin...

Frankenstorm

We are waiting for the arrival of Frankenstorm, Hurricane Sandy, the worst hurricane since Isabel...and what ever other name she has taken.

There is no water, no bread, no candles, no ice, and no big batteries to be found. Well the only water that still rests on the shelves is Fiji water which runs about $6 a bottle. People have limits you know. Apparently it is spending $6 for a bottle of water. Some people started preparing on Friday. We couldn't really even think about it. We found a couple gallons of water at the target early this morning and ice at a small gas station near our house. Why do you need extra gallons of water in a hurricane? Is the water system somehow disrupted during a hurricane?

As a precaution we're camping out in our basement (we have a walkout basement so we are not really worried about flooding). We have a lot of large trees in our back.



Aidan and Leo's school is closed tomorrow and Tuesday (10/29). They announced it at 2:36pm today before it even started raining. At 5:38pm, when we started getting a little sprinkle they announced that the Federal Government would be closed tomorrow. Everything is closed, closed, closed.

We'll make sure that we update you via the blog. As long as we have telephone service I will be able to update the blog. We're keeping in touch with all of our friends in area and Marc and Cindy. They are hunkered down as well. We will stay safe and keep in touch. Right now, all is quiet on the eastern front.

Getting ready for Halloween

Last week we decorated for Halloween. This weekend we got skeleton and pumpkin lights to line the walkway. They are so awesome! 👻 I think we have best decorated house in the neighborhood. One that would make Crow proud! Aidan says we have the best decorated house because its the only decorated house. That little Turkey--it may be true but it's still pretty cool.



The only thing we needed were Pumpkins! So today we went to homestead farms to pick pumpkins. We went with Aidan's best friend Max and his family. They are especially awesome so we had a super great time. We played in the hay, took a hay ride to a pumpkin patch, and ate caramel apples!









Stay tuned to find out what Aidan and Leo are going to be for Halloween. One costume requires mom to hand sew! Ack! I really should have worked harder to learn how to sew when Auntie Pam tried to teach me.

Jayson Werth

For the last couple of years, since we started going to the Nats games more and more, my favorite player has been Jayson Werth.  For my birthday I even got my first baseball jersey to wear to Nats games and yes, it says "Werth" on the back!

 

And boy did he show his Werth last night! Woo-Hoo!!

http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/jayson-werths-redeeming-moment/2012/10/11/0aea502a-1411-11e2-ba83-a7a396e6b2a7_story.html

GO NATS!!!

Charm City

I ❤Baltimore




We're in Charm City celebrating Aidan's birthday. And the Ravens and the Orioles. We stayed in a fantastic hotel right on the Harbor. We had dinner at an Irish pub and had the pleasure of sitting at Governor O'Malley's table. (He wasn't there)



This morning/afternoon we had brunch at Mother's. If you ever visited us in B'more you have been to Mother's. I had a bacon Bloody Mary and a shrimp and crab omelette. There are some serious Ravens fans in this city. its fantastic! Did I say I ❤ Baltimore?





We're walking around our old hood in Federal Hill watching a Columbus Day parade.



We've had such a great weekend!

Go O's!
Go Ravens!
Go Nats!




Raven's cheerleaders at Mother's. Ravens are in KC.

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