Better Than Last Time
They survived Frances. She wasn’t as bad as Charley for my family. My in-laws only discovered 2 new leaks in the roof and all the tarps that were on the roof held. They felt 80 mph winds, less than the 95 they had with Charley.
My family weathered well. My parents left home to stay with family near Tampa and what happened. Their house was fine, but my aunt’s house, where they were staying, had a power outage when a transformer nearby blew up. Go figure.
My SIL stayed the weekend with us and we had a great time. She had some trees down in her area but no major damage. We actually went shopping at the mall. I haven’t done that in so long. And you’ve never believe it, but it was my husband’s idea! He wanted to get out of the house so he let us go shopping. It was so much fun. I bought a new sweater that is officially my new favorite sweater. I can’t wait for the cooler weather so I can wear it.
We also got a new bed for the dogs and they love it so much, they share it. It’s the cutest thing. And we got them a water jug, so now we don’t have to refill their water bowl a million times a day. This thing hold almost 3 gallons of water, so it will last a while before we have to add more water.
Anyway, we are waiting to see what hurricane Ivan does. This is a bad summer for Florida. Two major hurricanes within a month and another one on the way…appearing to follow in Charley’s footsteps. I just pray it doesn’t hit the same place. Many people that suffered Charley’s direct hit still don’t have power. A co-worker of my SIL’s said she had trouble getting a uhaul to bring her stuff back to school when classes started. Many were already taken by people who are living in them because they don’t have homes. And hotels are just too expensive. The people in Florida need a break. They don’t need another hurricane.
