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Right after I posted last night, Mom came home. With my nephews in tow. School had been cancelled again and Mom was on grandson duty for at least another 24 hours. So instead of getting some sleep, I was shanghaied into Dominion and a late night. Then this morning, it took me over an hour to get to work due to traffic, then when I got to the office it turned out we had no internet at the office. You don't know how dependent your office is on the net until it's gone. We couldn't get much of anything done all day and there's no guarantee we'll have the net back tomorrow. Sheesh.

Well, nothing wrong this morning that wasn't self-inflicted. Sleeping in the basement meant I didn't hear Irene, but the couch was maybe 18 inches wide so I couldn't move. Had to sleep on my back the whole night, so I didn't sleep much and my neck and back are killing me. The couch was also directly below the air vent, so I was freezing when the AC was on and roasting when it wasn't. When daylight started up, CJ felt we should get up, and clawed me in several painful places to let me know that. I think I may have slept 2 hours, if that.

Storm-wise, we lost power off and on during the night, but it seems to be OK now. Lot of small limbs down but nothing that a rake can't deal with. The last band of rain is about to pass through and we shall be clear.

Who is, at least, kind enough to let us get in a football game this evening. It's halftime. We have gaming tomorrow, so tonight has become hurricane-preparedness night.


Lessee...cell phone is charging, netbook is charging, my MP3 is charged, my mother's MP3 is supposed to be charging (instead it drained the battery, still working on that little issue), portable battery-powered speakers are on hand, some movies and such are on a thumb drive and playable on the netbook, several books available for reading, all sizeable candles are located and assembled in one spot, all matches located and assembled in one spot, all batteries located (except for the rechargeable ones that have been MIA for a while now), a flashlight and lantern are in place, picked up milk and bottled water, already had everything else food/beverage-wise, and Mom somewhat amazingly remembered to look for more things at Home Depot. She came up with a flashlight, a maglight and a chargeable spotlight (which is charging), but they were out of batteries. Both dogs are started on calming medications and should be mellow by Saturday night.


My big worries are: the outside furniture that's too heavy for either of us to move, and if we lose power, losing a full fridge and freezer we just stocked Saturday.



Bring it on, Irene, we'll just say good night!