I think I'll follow that suggestion too. Thanks.
MEK- Be safe this weekend. It looks like it's going to be a cat 2 when it hits us. That is a little unsettling to me. I would prefer the tropical storms we usually end up getting over a cat 2. Hope my house and my nerves) can take it.
You too Chloe! I don't remember if you told me where you live, but I'm pretty close to the Delaware Bay (about 5 miles). The roads around me don't usually flood out, but we have had some problems with one side of our basement getting wet. And we have had down spout problems. Yesterday we got everything off the deck, cut down tree branches, and tried to grade the ground near the area of our basement that gets wet. We also got tons of water, ice, batteries, ect. One of my friends took a picture of the shelves in our super walmart - EMPTY!
Hey Mary Ellen-
Bless your heart! I'm not sure I'd leave my house either, EVEN with maybe having to lose some $$, with the storm being there! And I know what it's like to be unfocused, so much that you can't write even replies. I'm in the middle of that with some heavy-ish stuff PLUS the normal extreme busy-ness of summer going on. Keep up posted, Dear!
That's how I felt yesterday. Really unfocused. I am normally pretty type A (aren't we all?) and I hate having things up in the air.
Our prep is pretty much done - so now all we do is wait for Irene!
Congrats on getting your son out there! I just sent mine BACK off today to Kentucky, and it does get easier. Hope he has a really wonderful experience despite no orientation.
To be honest with you - he wasn't really looking forward to the orientation because it was a lot of "cutesy" things they had planned. He was looking forward to the convocation speaker because they all read her book. My son does better with less orientation. Get the essentials and GO.
Thank you for the well wishes. I hope he really likes school. fingers crossed!
Hey ME-
Very happy to hear you got the room set up and everything, but I am so sorry about your change in plans- I hope everything works out, including rescheduling with the owner of the Williamsburg timeshare.
Thanks Ellen. I am trying to get the Williamsburg stay rescheduled for this upcoming week. I didn't plan on taking all next week off from work, but now I might have to.
Darn!
I really DO need my summer vacation, despite the fact that its not a "real" one.
Good luck with the Hurricane- I don't want to leave my house this weekend, either! YIKES!! This is some crazy stuff, huh?
It is really crazy. I just wish it would start now so we can get it over with. All this anticipation is killing me!
Oh no! Sorry to read that Irene is messing up your travel plans.
Well, at least I don't have a flight to Disney this weekend.
Although, I wish I had left to go there last night.
Stay safe Glenn!
That darn Irene...she really is stirring up a lot of trouble...
It crazy. I am watching the news and looking at pictures of the jersey shore - completely empty! I just wonder where all these people evacuate to. Crazy, indeed!