Saturday Night:
So far, I'm having a lovely hurricane.
Thursday, my husband and his friend flew off to follow the Miami
Marlins for a triple header in Los Angeles. The boys are having a blast. I'm
here alone.
Thursday afternoon, our air conditioning started leaking. Repairman
said we needed two new a/c systems--$9,000 and I shouldn’t use the a/c in the
meantime! Temperature is in the 90’s, humidity over 1000%. And today, Isaac decided to hit the Keys.
I cannot close my shutters which we installed after Hurricane
Andrew. My son is coming tomorrow A.M. (if this hurricane doesn’t strike
by then) to close them. He’s as handy as I am with anything mechanical. And I
have two left hands.
I've gotten drenched 3 times walking the dogs. I was almost run off the road by cars on my way to purchase water
& dog food. Water in FL is more valuable than gasoline and practically sold
out.
But other than that, I’m having a lovely hurricane.
I've already eaten 1/2 jar of choc. covered toffee (delish and
purchased in Costco if anyone is interested) AND...7 choc. chip cookies I baked with 7 more to go.
Did I say having a wonderful time? Well let me clarify then that I
hope your day is better!
I’ve got to laugh --crying will give me wrinkles.
Oh, where did I put the damn potato chips I bought for a special
occasion....
Love,
MicheleHeard from a friend in New York complaining about the humidity there. Spoiled brats!!!!!!
I went to bed at midnight. Was awakened by American Airlines
cancelling husband's flight out of L.A for Monday morning.
I'd better bake a
new batch of cookies before we lose electricity. Right now, high winds and flooding are predicted for this area.
However, let’s not forget the people who took the brunt of this---especially
Haiti--thousands had to be evacuated. Please think about making donations to relief
charities for Haiti.
Love, Michele
Sunday
Afternoon:
My darling children came over early this morning and battened down
the hatches. I thought all one had to do was simply close those darn shutters.
Not quite. You need a PhD in engineering to figure them out. Thanks again my
sweet children.
My house is now the host for a number of frogs, chameleons and
other creepy crawlers but at least they're safe from the outside elements. My pool has become a pond and there is so much water around the
house that if need be, I'll be able to sail away.
Husband and friend are now due to arrive home at 4:00 tomorrow.
Poor guys – they’re missing all the fun.
And oh yeah, Stein Mart is having the sale of all sales today
without me. They'll probably go out of business in November because I wasn't
there today.
The wind is picking up and we're under tornado watch as well.
Damn, have no more choc. chips, so can't bake more cookies. Am
hunting for something high in sugar and fat.
Love,
Michele
Monday
Morning:
When
there’s a hurricane, I always get-in-touch via e-mail with Floridians (some are
home alone) with copies to friends elsewhere who may be worried. My idea is to keep
our minds occupied and our spirits high.
I
don’t drink or do drugs but did share my chocolate/marshmallow/Craisins/Chinese
noodles-in-lieu-of-peanuts recipe and gave out my secret of where I got the
choc. toffees. You’d be surprised at how easily we surrender our deepest
secrets under the threat of tornadoes and hurricanes.
Seriously, I try to make a joke of it and
after a while, we're all laughing. I suppose that's the way I face the
possibility of annihilation by a falling tree or the roof going airborne.
It’s still raining, pool is overflowing and
we continue to be under tornado watch. But so far at least, we've been very fortunate.
A lot of us have been through hurricanes before--horrendous. This was merely a tropical
storm and I'm hoping it will fizzle out here. Many were not so lucky. Others are
in its path. I'm thinking of them as I'm grateful for our escaping the worst
wrath of Isaac. They need our thoughts and prayers.
Love,Michele
Monday Afternoon:
I
thought we'd faced the worst of the storm and laughed at its puniness. Well
Isaac had the last laugh.
I'm trying
to get out of the house to pick up my friend who just had surgery and Isaac’s laugh
is reverberating all over the County. The walls are shaking with thunder and
the rain is coming down in torrents. I keep checking my roof to see if it’s
still holding.
On one hand, I know I have to leave, but on the
other hand--when I hear the thunder and the power of the rain--it’s scary.
We all thought it would be over this morning
and life would go on as usual. But it is lingering as if to have the last word.
I’m sure the streets are flooded as my pool is past the overflow mark.
But...will
this be my last missive?
Love,
Michele
