oh sandy

So the east coast is currently in the grips of Hurricane Tropical Storm Cold Storm Sandy. Thank God we are doing quite well actually. There's still power here, and the wind and rain is not terribly bad. The girl we "adopted" into our family some years ago has called to check on us, and offered to send a rescue helicopter (or camel). Currently, she's chatting with momma, and the conversation is adorable, as momma says her cards aloud. Solitaire, as always, is a huge blessing of God, in the cognition and amusement of our most beloved momma bear.

The last few days have been a flurry of storm preparation off and on. Actually, that's not entirely true as yesterday was Sunday and mostly i rested and did church. However, Saturday involved buying groceries, buying lights, doing laundry, and finding batteries. Today, after work (which ended at noon), i ran around and tried to secure items which might possibly have blown away, or had neighbors shooting us dirty looks. Also, i asked mom to shower (more complicated than it might sound) and baked two boxes of muffins (a competitor for momma's favorite food).

i told a friend that i would rather be paranoid and prepared, then caught unawares. Even if, as would be wonderful, there is no extended power outage, or serious wind and rain here, i thank God i was able to prepare.

i want to try now not to complain, regardless of what might happen. Even if the power does go out and stay out, i would like not to complain. So many others are going through so much more. Prayer would be a good hobby for us, directed toward those in need.