It's A Waiting Game- Irene

What are the chances of being hit by 2 major natural disasters in a week? Earlier in the week the East Coast experienced a 5.8 earthquake and now we're preparing for Hurricane Irene! Hurricane warnings have been issued for our area, so now it’s a waiting game. When hurricane warnings are issued it means that the storm is expected within the next 36 hours.

This is a slow-moving storm so it grows as it moves north. The hope is that it will slow down as it hits landfall in North Carolina. Where it is expected to hit is not too far away from Virginia Beach, where we lived in the 1980's and where Sophia was born. I can only imagine the extent of flooding they will be likely to experience!
My sister lives on Cape Cod, and they are also expected to be in the path of this hurricane. Ironically, Irene is one of her middle names!!!
In the meantime, we try to prepare as much as we can. Yesterday, Ed drove to Kentucky to be with his mother, who is not doing well and has most recently been in and out of a coma, so I am guarding the home front with Lili and Phil. Today I’ll do some cooking and prepare food that will taste good even when cold. We are expected to lose power for several days. I do hope it won’t be as bad as they say it might be on TV, but then again I’d rather prepare for the worst and hope for the best!
For more details about this storm see the article in the Wall Street Journal by clicking the link below:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904787404576532171799510228.html?mod=googlenews_wsj