The Hurricane Sandy Visit

Here's a few views of what we did while waiting for "Sandy"...

 Here are the girlz in the morning...wondering what on earth all that noise is???? (WIND)

 I think the Weather Channel had us all hyped up over this coverage!!  But I headed out to the store for "supplies".  Always better to have stuff you don't need then to need stuff and not have it!!  I wish my daugher would listen to me about this!!!

 This is what the girlz do when Mama is shopping!!  Nothing.  They. Just. WAIT.

 And then the monsoons came...tons of water was streaming in through the front windows...we have lived in this house twenty years and never had this problem before!!!  We were not expecting that!!!

 Very glad that the power stayed on as I was rotating towels through the spin cycle of the washer and the dryer...over and over and over again as it kept RAINING and RAINING!!

 I can assure you this was not fun...but at least we had power!!  Those around us were not so lucky!!

 The next day was spent caulking all around those windows so that should we ever get rain coming straight on out of the NORTH again...we won't have this same problem!!

Chloe still resting...she really hasn't been mobile for almost a week now...we are trying to keep her calm.  It was difficult with the noise from the storm.

Our hearts go out to those of you who don't have water or heat or food or gas...STILL.  Sure hope it gets turned on soon!!  They are still saying another week or so here.  My sister in law in NJ has no clue when their power will be back on.  Fortunately they have generators.  My brother in CT had a generator installed in his house after the last hurricane.  This time, he was so happy he didn't need it!!

Always a good idea to think ahead of time and prepare for disasters...one never knows!!

We Interrupt This Edition of Monday Mischief for SANDY

photo: weather.com
Just in case you are wondering what we are doing...we are hunkered down in our house just chilling.

Not much mischief will be achieved today...due to this thing called SANDY.

photo: ceckert/weather.com

Chloe is still resting...and really not moving about at all.  Not putting weight on her leg.  She is medicated and we are carrying her inside and outside.  We really, really hope ChloeGirl is feeling better and SOON.

Here is a picture of the girlz getting ready for Halloween:

Stay safe out there!! 

I'm Just Throwing It Out There...

Looking for some input on a couple of things....what do you think is better...Twitter or Twhirl? If you prefer one over the other, why? And WT....I know that you will pick Plurk. Well, Plurk is not one of my choices....I just don't have the time to figure out how the hell Plurk works. It's confusing to me. Lord only knows why...but it is. So, if you have a preference or any advice, please let me know! I really appreciate it!!

Secondly, I have decided that it is not possible for me to ever live in a hurricane zone. Or at least where they have them on a regular basis. I would be the very first one to evacuate and then I'd lose my job! Seriously, yesterday it took me abut an hour to make myself a pot of coffee. Now THAT is coffee addiction people!!! Yes indeed. I went to the little store to purchase some instant coffee, got to talking with the clerk....we were complaining about the fact that the bottle of instant coffee was $7.88! The thing would have lasted me the rest of my life!! And it's not my favorite thing to drink. Only when absolutely, positively an emergency!! So here you have my pic of primitive manual coffeemaking with an electronic coffee maker without the electric part!

First, I had to boil the water on the burner on the outdoor grill. Then place the grounds in the filter and hold that over the pot. Slowly pour steaming hot water - without burning the crap out of my hand - then hold the little spring loaded thing to let the water drip out the bottom. Yeah. I'm a die hard coffee drinker. It took me a freakin' hour!!! Then I cooked up a meatloaf that was already mixed up in the fridge. The girls enjoyed that part....secretly hoping they'd get to share it with me! Which they did. And Zippy too.

Pure bliss when that power went back on! Don't know why it affected me so much more tis time?? Must be something that happens after one hits the magic 5 0 !!

Hurricane Ike Hits Northern NY!

MIA: No Power!

Well.....we heard the weather forecasts....we were going to have some wind. So, I went out and did my usual taking down the hanging plants, securing the umbrella table, staking up my dahlias, securing the Jeep and the RV.

But then. Holy Crap!!! We had a HURRICANE. In Northern NY. Yep, you heard me right!!

More in next post.