We survived “winter blast” (as it was dubbed), but we didn’t fare too well.
Friday, the 40-80 mph winds started and we lost power around 8AM. I left the house around 7:15 to take Alex to daycare and feed/let out a friend’s dogs. By the time I got home at 8, the power was out and the fence was down in the back. Because I have a greenbelt that borders my backyard, I have a HUGE backyard now! The power stayed down until 3:30 or so. I went to the store in search of a crank radio, some extra flashlights and clothing I could layer. Most of the streetlights were down in my area, people not stopping like they should, etc. When the power did comeback up, I discovered my satellite was not working. I called Direct TV and was told Thursday (6 days from the outage) was the soonest they could come out. This experience is worthy of its own post and will get one.
The neighbors across from me came very close to losing the back end of their SUV to a large tree limb that came dow. Thankfully, from what I have seen in our housing development, trees fell but missed homes and cars. There is a canal that runs through our community that generally is dry. Its around 6 feet wide and 3 feet deep. It was full of angry rushing water and many of the gutters and drains were flooded and not moving.
There is a lot of clean up to day, at least one more round of storms on the way in but thankfully the worst of is it gone. The wind isn’t expected to return thank goodness! If you are in the area, I hope you fared well and that you and your hoe are safe!
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Filed under: Everyday Life on January 6th, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Wow. Its been awhile. We got hit with Rotavirus the week before last and since then it has been a game of playing catch up and clean up. After 4 days of toddler puking, a day of me puking… well, the house was thrashed. He and I are both feeling much better although wouldn’t you know it, he has a cold just in time for Christmas.
I am very excited to be playing Santa this year. Last year was fun but well, there was a great deal of excitement on my part and a lot of apathy on his. Hey can you blame him? He wasn’t even 8 months old. This year though, he seems very interested and into everything Christmas related.
We had a great time at my dad’s house last night. Alex did get overwhelmed but he had a lot of fun and got completely spoiled. As did I. I am so grateful that relationship is growing and developing again. It warms my heart immensely. We loved all the presents we received and the ones we gave were appreciated too.
A friend of mine just had to hire a Raleigh personal injury lawyer because of a nasty car accident she was in. Please say a prayer for her that she is able to get enough of a settlement to cover her medical bills.
Filed under: Everyday Life on December 23rd, 2007 | No Comments »
You know its bad when your child goes through 4 pairs of pajamas in one night puking
You know its bad when you pray for just 1 hour of nothing to clean up
You know its bad when you are excited about getting to go to work on a Monday morning.
We got hit with a stomach virus last week. Nine months of morning sickness and throwing up combined was better than that. For both he and I. I got it Thursday night, it left me literally wish I would die it was that bad. Thankfully his godmother came and took him for the night so I could puke in peace.
He was sick starting Tuesday night and finally finishing Thursday morning. It made for a long week for both of us and I think we both looked forward to the return to our normal schedules.
His Ped asked me on Thursday when I took him in if I was planning on any more. I said not without a set of wedding rings coming first. This single mom thing is just plain hard!
Filed under: parenting on December 17th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Wine has a huge part of history. It was turned into water by Jesus, it was a a source of commerce (and later, politics) in many of the European countries. Its at old as time and revered by many.
I had the opportunity to partake in a wine tasting of sorts. The problem is, I don’t drink. At all. No, really, not ever. I have lots of friends that do though and many of them are wine connoisseurs. They can tell a dry wine, one by its age and what type of meal goes with which color, vintage and label.
I give you their expertise, written by me with their opinions. I was presented with these 2 bottles.
The Belvedere, a chardonnay was not recommended due to the overwhelming oak taste. This may also be a personal preference in the taste of wine of the consumer. It also had a strong after taste which added to a negative experience drinking it.
The Bradford mountain wine, a red Zinfandel, was highly enjoyable. It was perfect in it’s dryness yet had a robust fruity flavor. This is a wine that will do well with a meal of roast of lamb or even barbecued chicken.
With the wine came a very informative newsletter with information about the vineyards and wine tasting in general. They also offer a wine of the month that allows members to sample a new wine every month. For any avid wine lover, this is a must have for the Christmas season. I was very pleased to be able to take part in this sampling.
Filed under: Everyday Life on December 11th, 2007 | No Comments »
