Hurricane Earl

North Carolina Hurricane Preparedness 101

1. Mow the lawn and set out the flowering plants to get some extra rain. (You have no idea how hard it is to mow the lawn while there is massive amounts of water from the said hurricane. Additionally, if you wait for the water to subside then it's just feeding the grass more and it's 10 times worse later.)

2. Do all the laundry. (even if you don't fold it, it's essential to wash and dry it. It's no fun to have no clean clothes and on electricity to get them clean.)

3. Bake Bread and Goodies. (You already have your 72 hour kit ready so might as well make things that don't have to be in the fridge and you have an excuse for eating without power.)

4. Sit back and enjoy. ( The husband is home and the kids are out of school, you don't have any plans because they were all canceled because of the hurricane. Might as well enjoy some family time!)

Like so many Hurricanes we get Earl was a bit of a wash out. I'm not complaining. The kids got off school Thursday and Friday since the main highway that drives straight through our county is also the hurricane evacuation route for the Outer Banks.

On Thursday they announced mandatory evacuation for the Outer Banks so there was a lot of traffic. School buses on the Hwy. would have severely hampered the evacuation. Friday the hurricane actually passed but was little more than constant drizzle and winds. Not especially strong ones. So we are doing fine and safe. The back yard where we added dirt this summer faired well and didn't form a lake like it typically does. Thanks for keeping us in your thoughts and prayers.