Thanks Caligirl. Sometimes, IRL, I feel I can be too short and come across as brusque.
In other news, I’ve been busy getting ready to ride out Milton. Depending on where it goes I could get just some rain or water up over my doorstep. Our little subdivision was built on eight feet of fill…putting the foundations at 11+ feet over sea level. Normally this should be solid. I’m considering sealing plastic sheeting around outside entrances. I’ve done this before, though it is a real pain to remove the glue/foam I used to attach it.
Asking for prayers or requests to your higher power of choice for All of us down here facing the storm.
D19, S12, and I spent the afternoon/evening picking up the outside for anything that could blow around in 100mph plus winds….which means most everything. Into the garage or heavy things flat on the little enclosed back porch. Given that it had years of being a playground and amateur garden area, there was a lot of stuff to go through. The freezer in the garage went on top of a workbench. Considering where we could park D19’s car at a higher elevation in town.
I’ve been watching the Lord of the Rings movies with D17 this last week. The experiences of the last 18 months left the deeper themes piercing my heart. Looking at my three here with me and the worst fears of every parent, D17 saw my tears and hugged my tight.
King Théoden buries his son
“No parent should have to bury their child.”
Éowyn his cousin sings a Lament for Théodred
… An evil death has set forth the noble warrior A song shall sing the sorrowing minstrels of Meduseld That noble cousin, who always held me dear Now is held in darkness, enclosed.
D17 brought up and we talked along the way about how each character dealt with the temptation of the One Ring which had the power to make their desires come true, but at the cost of their soul. To pass the test each had to have strength of character and give up desires to be able to do what was right.
I thought of my XW and OM. As far as I can tell from what I’ve seen last month, she still plans on waiting for him to boot his W in favor of her someday. Temptation and Test.
Always appropriate for thinking about hard times.
Frodo: I wish the Ring had never come to me. I wish none of this had happened.
Gandalf: So do all who live to see such times, but that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.”
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H:54 W:50 D19, D17, S12 ILYBINILWY 3/23 DB1 4/23, rescinded 5/23 DB2 6/23 ("I can't do this, I Love HIM") Legal Mediation 1-5 & W moves out 8/23 – 3/24 Settlement 5/24, Court 9/11/24 <-, D 9/16/24
Still no power. Charge devices in the car once a day.
Company giving us up to 24 hours of disaster leave with pay.
Children are restless...LOL. Modern kids and all... every half hour S12, "Dad, when is the power coming back?"
Glad I stuffed so many gallon jugs of water in the freezers. Fridge acts like a camp cooler with two frozen gallon jugs in it. Freezer has thawed but is still very cold. Chest freezer in the garage...the frozen water jugs are still frozen but the food is just over freezing temps.
Working on cooking thawed goods on the camp stove to waste as little as possible.
Only two gas stations in the local area are up. Lines are well over a mile. I heard of a four plus hour wait. I'm conserving with 1/2 tank left.
D19 went to play pickle ball with friends today and D17 volunteered at her gym to clear debris.
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H:54 W:50 D19, D17, S12 ILYBINILWY 3/23 DB1 4/23, rescinded 5/23 DB2 6/23 ("I can't do this, I Love HIM") Legal Mediation 1-5 & W moves out 8/23 – 3/24 Settlement 5/24, Court 9/11/24 <-, D 9/16/24
Happy to hear.