Hurricane Prep

I have never been through a hurricane, the part I guess that the most anxiety laden part is just waiting. It should hit this evening. The area that I live has not been evacuated and we have been told to stay put to allow those that need to evacuate to do so.

So with all this anxious energy and no where to go, we at he W* household came up with our own hurricane prep...

1) Make sure you have a supply of toilet paper accessible throughout the house.

2) Refill that storage water you filled up two years ago. You may actually need it.
3) Assure Children there is enough Applesauce to last through said hurricane.
4) Pack the freezer full of anything and everything and shut the door for approximately 4 days. (They say that is our worst concern...no power, no water).
5) Make Homemade rolls and Sweet Rolls. Because who doesn't need sweet rolls during a hurricane? (I figure since I will be eating canned food for a while, might enjoy my food before Spagettios kick in?)
6) Make Certain our Cinderella coloring book has enough pages colored before the storm.

7) Eat single green pepper left in garden and tear out tomato cages which the news says can become "projectile objects" during the storm. You served me well little guys.


8) Use neighbors leftover plywood to turn master bedroom into a hurricane proof bunker.
9) Attempt to tell my poor little orange tree he is on his own. (I am sad about this one, I fear he won't make it)




10) Plan several neighborhood barbecues for the next few days when the power is out and we have no water.


ps. to my family, cell phones and landlines didn't work for a while (a week) after Rita was here, but texting did. I don't know how to text, but I'll learn the lingo quick...IKE=:(