On Saturday Hurricane Irene (actually a tropical storm by then) fell on Richmond and left our family without power, a land line, cell service and even my air card. My point being, that although trees were uprooted and there was damage, this was a tropical storm, god forbid that we ever encounter a category 3 - 5 hurricane. At the time of Hurricane Katrina US citizens voiced outrage on how long it took help to reach those in need. If I'm still without power on day three of a tropical storm, I can absolutely understand how we became immobile over the wrath of a substantial storm. Going forward I will always make sure my family is prepared for the worse.
On a lighter note, our family was able to spend a lot of "quality" time together this weekend! Katie made me laugh when I asked her what she thought of the earthquake on Tuesday, she responded with "Katie's birthday in March, want a pink bike" . .well okay then, both girls came through it wonderful. When the power first went out Saturday and I was explaining to Katie why the lights wouldn't come on, she responded with "Mommy needs batteries?" . .that's exactly right, we need lots and lots of batteries.
We did get incredibly lucky and purchased a generator from Home Depot early Sunday morning, which started powering our refrigerated just in the knick of time!
With it being 90 degrees during the day, both girls were sweating profusely in there beds, so Dave and I decided it was time for the first Farmer Family Sleep Over. It wasn't the easiest, but when Katie rolled over in the middle of the night to put her little hand in mine, it was the best thing in the world . .a couple days without power, who cares!!!!!
Thank you Home Depot, foresight obviously made your store a lot of extra money this past Sunday!
The Farmer Family Sleepover
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