Monday, September 22, 2003
OK ... we're back at school today ... we have now officially used ALL of the snow days that were set aside for this school year. Every other day we take will have to be made up at some point.
Thursday, September 18, 2003
Me again!! :-) Here it is ... 7:00 a.m. and I'm home ... no school today. I doubt there will be school tomorrow. I have extra food in case the refrigerator dies. I have extra batteries for my radios and flashlights. To my mother's horror I even have candles. I even turned my fridge and freezer to the coldest settings so that the food will last longer if the power goes out. I am working on finishing everything that I might need electricity to do (laundry, e-mail, update the blog, etc.) I will finally (hopefully!) finish unpacking from my trip to Alaska (FINALLY!!) I'm thinking about trying some before and after photographs to document the storm (yes, I play at being a photographer) and I'm watching the weather on the television. I'm sure that there will be enough light in my bright living room & dining room during the daylight hours even if the power goes out to do some reading and stitching. SOOOOO.... I should be all set to ride it out.
Oh ... and just to make sure we all understand this: if we are out of school BOTH today AND tomorrow ... we will have used up ALL of our snow days. That means that if there are other snow days during the school year (like in the winter actually!), we'll have to make up the days or the time later. UGH!!!!!!!!!!!
I just heard on the news that the local governments in North Carolina made an eeire request of the residents of the Outer Banks who are defying the evacuation order: They are to write their names on their forearms in permanent marker. Eeesshhh!!!
And ... on that lovely note ... enjoy!! Ride the storm out!!! (Yeah, I'm a child of the 80's!!!!)
Wednesday, September 17, 2003
OK ... so here we are ... less than 24 hours away from ISABEL!! I love the maps that The Weather Channel has online. Take a look through their maps!! I also don't know yet if schools are closed or open (they'll decide by 6:00 and I have to leave before that for my rehearsal tonight ... so don't call or e-mail to ask me ... just go to the APS website to find out for yourself. I'll see you tomorrow or Monday. :-) [Look for further blog comments later!! ... Well, unless the power goes out. ;-)]
Tuesday, September 16, 2003
Okay ... I know it's been a while since I've posted. Sorry! ;-) We're in the middle of being warned (on a very regular basis) that we are in the direct path of hurricane Isabel, regardless of what path she takes (does THAT make any sense at all??) We've been told to prepare for up to seven (SEVEN!) days without power. Yup ... so when my mom asked if I had enough flashlights in my condo, and I said "Yes, and I also have lots of candles" she freaked because she's convinced I'll burn my house down one day with all of my candles ("I've been reading the statistics on that you know!") SOOOO ... I have purchased enough tuna fish and crackers to get me through about seven days (okay ... I LIKE tuna fish, but after seven days of it, I'd have to re-think my preferences!) and tonight I plan to go to my favorite fabric store (G Street Fabrics) and get the rest of the fabric I need to finish the quilt top that I'm making ... and I should be all set to stitch by the light of whatever daylight comes in my windows when the power is out and we don't have school. (Yeah, it'll be fun using up both of our TWO allotted snow days before the end of September!!) AND ... all of this MAY NOT EVEN HAPPEN!! (Bring it on, Isabel!!)
Saturday, September 06, 2003
Hey! Thanks for commenting on our Scattergories game!! :-) If you haven't yet ... feel free to look at the previous post and leave your opinion!! :-D
I saw Open Range today. It was a good movie with fabulous cinematography!! AND ... it was filmed in Alberta, Canada. What lovely shots ... that totally reminded me of our drive through Alberta this past summer. You'll have to go there some day!!
Monday, September 01, 2003
I HAVE THE AWESOMEST FAMILY IN THE WHOLE WORLD!!!! I spent the weekend with my brother, Karl, and his wife, Danielle, and their son, Ian. They always treat me like ROYALTY when I visit them. We have so much fun ... delicious food ... more coffee than I'd ever drink in a 3 day time-frame ... fun games (rummy, scattergories, phase 10...) ... watched "Entrapment" on TV ... ate yummy brownies ... had ICE CREAM ... I got to babysit ... we almost went miniature golfing ... and my sister-in-law packs the best lunches for long car rides!!! It was GREAT!!!
Now, I have a question for you. Regarding the game of Scattergories, I have questions about two "answers" that became "issues". First was in the category "sports teams", the letter was "S" and the answer was "San Francisco Giants". What do you think (click "comment" below to let me know!)?? The second was the category "things you find at a football game", the letter was "E", and the answer was "Engineers". Again, comment to let me know what you think. :-)
Anyway ... to top off all of this warm, fuzzy, family stuff ... when we were outside at one point playing with Ian in the sunshine, I look up to find my brother with a hose, long handled brush, and bucket working on my car. (I still hadn't had a chance to get it washed after coming back from Alaska. The dirt must have been a half an inch thick!!) He wrote it off by saying that he didn't want my dirty, ugly car in his driveway. He just didn't want to admit that he's a great guy!! :-)
