Hurricane Sandy

Last Thursday night/Friday morning, I think people around here started to really realize that it looked like a category 1 hurricane was headed our way.  Friday at school, it was all the kids talked about.  Grocery stores, gas stations, and hardware stores were mobbed.  Tony left work a bit early to make sure the generator was working and to clean the gutters.  That night, we went out for thai food :)  Saturday was lovely.  Sunny and in the mid-60s.  I did our "hurricane shopping" early in the morning.  The Halloween party was that night and the weather was perfect.  They were saying that by noon Sunday, the rain would begin.  So, much to Tony's dismay, first thing Sunday morning, all the Halloween decorations were taken down and packed away...  And brrrrrr was it chilly!

See how sad he was?  He had to take a rest in the yard with Lottie:

Lucas rode his bike - he knew it might be the last time for awhile:

We went to Mike & Brenda's for the Ravens game.  Char had fun playing with Summer:

When we got home, it was a little drizzly, but Lucas and the neighbors played football for hours:

And Char dressed up like a bag lady:

So much dressing up is hard work:

And here are my only pics of the "storm"...  They made a huge deal out of it, comparing it to hurricanes Gloria and Hazel.  There was another storm to our west that it merged with when it hit land, which caused blizzards in WVA.  But, this is all we got:

Don't get me wrong, I took many.  But, they all look exactly the same.  Sunday night into Monday, it was just rainy.  Me and the kids were off school Monday/Tuesday.  Tony went to work Monday morning early, but planned to come home around noon when they said the wind would pick up.  It really only got windy from dinnertime until around midnight.  The lights flickered once but we never lost power.  Tony was planning to stay home Tuesday (the worst day, they were saying), but around 9 it was just rain and he went in anyway.  We were back to school Wednesday.  Ocean City got hit pretty hard, but we were lucky compared to many areas in NY/NJ.  Our backyard drained better than ever... Even Mommom & Pop kept their power, and that NEVER happens!

The kids kept asking "when the big storm was coming".  I kept telling them "This is it.  This is the hurricane."  They were not impressed.  They were also hoping to lose power.  Silly kids!