Non-Event... Yay!

Sometimes when we get all geared up for the Weather Event and go buy bottled water and batteries and peanut butter, we get a little bummed when the event turns out to be pretty much nothing.

Not this time.

Oh, it was pretty much nothing. We went to bed in our own beds on the second floor of our house that is surrounded by massive oak trees. We heard rain outside. Maybe wind. To be honest, I never heard a howl at all. Not like Fran.

We woke up to the sound of rain and the rustling of leaves in the trees more akin to a fall breeze than even a summer thunderstorm. It was actually kind of nice.

The power didn't even flicker enough to make the digital clocks flash. The candles are still in their cupboard. The flashlights are ... well, I'll have to get back to you on that one - Zack's been playing with the flashlights, so I can't honestly tell you where they are. The extra gas Jimmy bought for the generator can eventually go into the lawnmower.

Kelsey and I were supposed to volunteer to work at a volleyball tournament at school this weekend, but they canceled it because the visiting teams didn't want to travel in the storm. Jimmy, Zane and Zack had some yard-projects lined up, but they can't work on them because it's too wet and muddy.

So here we sit, the five of us (and Pepper who has made a splendid recovery from her tummy bug, thankfully), in a house fully-stocked for 3-5 days of not being able to go anywhere, with no projects to do and no events scheduled on our calendar. Ah, how nice!

Thanks for passing through, Hanna! In our busiest season of the whole year, you have been a very welcome visitor!

P.S. If you're curious what happened at the NC coast... especially at our own Carolina Beach ... here's a video made by one of the residents. I guess when you're shooting toppled planters and blowing paper in the height of the storm, it's not too bad!

CB during Hanna