Jeanne is hitting us and I am home alone and scared

[trola2]

We weathered the wrath of Ivan, so I totally understand how you feel! I hope you and your family are safe and that you will be back online soon to let us know how things went.

God bless you and your family.
~~Beth

 

[Pigsty333]

Lights have been flickering, but for the most part they have remained on, luckily for us.

The winds are still about 75-85 mph. The howling is now annoying and I am sitting here watching the fences swaying in the wind. Hopefully, we will be able to assess whatever damages have occurred.

Hubby is still at work and called me to tell me that he won't be coming home until sometime tomorrow. He related that Orlando International Airport was flooded, heavy damage. The American Airlines Terminal Side roof had collapsed. He will let me know as soon as they tell them when the airport will reopen.

If my power stays, I will keep you updated.

 

[simonmunro]

Thank you so much for checking in and keeping us posted. It is a real tradegy all that Florida has been through this season.

 

[CheapMom]

Your thread title caught my attention. I am so sorry for the rough times Florida had been having. I know you are scared but I hope this is some comfort to you- this morning the people of Florida and surrounding areas were prayed for during our mass intentions. I am sure this happened all around the country this morning. That's a lot of prayers your way. Wishing you a safe Sunday.
Mary

 

[nuzmom]

Will you keep you in my prayers.

I hope you find some comfort in that we're all "with you" during this time.

Comfort and peace to you.

 

[canwegosoon]

I hope your husband got home OK and that everything is ok with your family and home today.

 

[ForTheLoveofDisney]

Praying for you right this second!!! {{{{{hugs}}}}}

Hope everything is ok with you and your family.

 

[popeyeohoh]

Glad to hear you made it through the night. I know Floridians will have to pull themselves up by their bootstraps. This is alot for many people to handle. I understand people have been very helpful to each other. I hope the caring will continue. Best wishes from Northeast Ohio.

 

[mermaidwannabe]

Our thoughts and prayers are with you. We're praying you stay safe and that your husband gets home safely.

 

[dennise]

WE have spent a lot of hours watching the weather and hoping that Fl does not get hit too hard. This is unreal, to have this many storms in so short a time. I hope all of the tourist continue with their plant to travel theres, I am sure all the tourist $$ will help. We went through one hurricane just a year ago and that was pretty bad, I can't imagine four of them. Hoping your hubby has no problems getting home and that you and your son are safe. We are still planning our visit in April. Florida is our favorite place to visit.
Wishing for all the best for you.

 

[mamalle]

I hope you stayed safe and sound and dh was able to get home. we all survived it here in south fla. It was much worse than Frances. I had to work and yes- would of be fired if I didnt. Im a nurse in a er so I had dh bring the kids and stay at the hospital with me since we already have alot of damage to the house from Frances. I think I too would of been scared if I was at home. I heard the winds were howling.

 

[Pigsty333]

We survived. Hubby came home late last night and the airport was up and ready to be open today at noon. Lost power on and off, so we basically did essentials. Los phone service and had no cell until late this afternoon.

Have water damage and now it is a matter of getting everything cleaned up, dried, etc. School closed for another day (lost two days) and added on to the 10 previously - that is 12 days we have to make up. How many more days can we give up? Kids are antsy. I never thought I would hear the words, "I can't wait to go back to school, its boring here and there is nothing to do."

Hopefully, when we go back to school my son will have a whole bunch of postcards waiting for him and that will cheer him up. For those of you who have not read any of the threads, they are doing a postcard exchange and getting cards from all over. They had started coming in last week and they were really excited about it. We will see how many more come in.

Take care and know that we are okay. The parks suffered minor damage with Epcot's Living Seas suffering the most severe and was going to be closed today.

Secondly, let me add that the airport authorities did set up an emergency shelter for the workers and their families. There were many employees who stayed behind and the restaurants did remain open to serve them, their families and stranded families.

I opted to stay home with my kids, with the conditions that if anything really bad happened I would respond to the shelter once it was safe to do so.