From a state of disrepair to a state of emergency!

Well, another night and another email from the school that the kids are off again tomorrow. This is a dry run for us for what it will be like this winter when there will be school cancellations for snow days. There is no missing it. If you don't get the email, there is a constant crawl across the TV. The kids don't know yet.... they'll be surprised when they wake up tomorrow morning.

But all kidding aside, we had some nasty weather the other day. I was emailing Lisa and telling her how windy it was, and had no idea what was going on near my area and in Cincinnati. We had hurricane winds with gusts up to 75 mph. Our neighborhood had some small damage, some trees and some roof damage...

but after venturing out to the grocery store earlier (to find that it is still closed) there is NOTHING open. Stores are closed, traffic lights are out and there is a constant sound of pounding from fixing roofs to chainsaws cutting down trees. There have been some deaths due to this storm from my area up into Ohio.

Some things I hadn't even thought of, like the fact that the water treatment plants are without power so some people are out of water. The news was showing places (mainly big gyms) where people could go to get a hot shower. Even Cincinnati Bell stores with power are letting people come in to charge cell phones for free. It's crazy. But still reminds me of how lucky I am right now.

I saw on the news that Palin was supposed to be in Cincinnati tomorrow but cancelled due to this state of emergency. It's odd how some areas can be devastated yet here I am comfy with power and having had gone to the grocery store right before the storm hit. I had no clue. But it has been a learning experience about what to keep on hand for this winter when I've been told to expect some days where you are snowed in and you aren't allowed to go out on the roads.

So wish me luck tomorrow as the kids have a four day weekend and another day of sleeping in!