Ready, well almost. . .

Hardest part now is convincing the kitty to willingly crawl into her carrier so we can leave. Ack, forgot to bring in the chairs on the deck. . .brb.

Okay, some food and the final unplugging of all things 'lectrical check. Checklists are your friends.

and the waiting begins. . .

hope this one moves through fast - sometimes knowing something bad is coming doesn't help much. I'm at my Mom's now and my Grandmother will be coming over here in a bit as well. Sure hope we don't lose power as no a/c at this time of the year is very bad for Grandmas and kitties too. Although I suspect if any of us can take the heat, it's my Grandmother who often refuses to turn on the a/c at night b/c it's 'too cold' for her.

There is something reassuring about having really good weathermen who have, well, weathered so many of these storms with us. One channel even keeps bringing Dr. Neil Frank, who is supposed to be retired, out as a special hurricane consultant. Neil is a real weatherman, not one of those pretty boys weather reader types. Two other long-time weathermen retired this year too so it's strange to see these new "kids" who are just a bit too pretty to be taken seriously, tell us what we all already know.

It was good to see everyone on the Island making their preparations and some, like me, heading out for higher ground. Everyone takes it serious and everyone knows the drill. Now it's up to Mother Nature.

I suppose I should try to get some work done now. Not really feeling like working atm but there's not much else to do but wait. . . and hope the lights stay on.