Good Night. Irene.
I actually have the song "Good Night Irene" on my iPod and Dad and I were listening to it on the way home from taking the kids up to St. Peter last Friday. Not that this is some sort of mind-blowing coincidence, but I keep thinking about that song. Obviously.
I'm saying "good night" because we did have a pretty good night. At least 3/4s of us did. I was very surprised to go to bed around 10:30 and fall instantly asleep without any sort of sleep aid. It was quiet at that time. I woke up to driving rain and stronger winds at about 2:30 and came downstairs to watch The Weather Channel (who, incidentally are driving me crazy with their constant coverage of the impending disaster in New York City--hello, some of us are actually HAVING a hurricane right NOW, thank you very much, could ya consider giving US some updates instead of interviewing people from Manhattan whose Sunday Times and latte ritual is going to be disturbed?). No, seriously, I understand that NYC is a major, major metropolitan area and that they are likely going to be hit by this storm and that they need to get the word out now. My hearts really go out to them, especially considering that they could be suffering this natural disaster so close to the 10th annivesary of 9/11.
Anyway, woke up this morning to more rain, intermittent wind. The latest news is that the hurricane has lost a little strength (a little is better than none) and that its path has turned a little more east, which is good for us, in its way. We have supplies ready in case we end up having to evacuate, but I think they probably would have been moving us out by now. The worst of the storm is supposed to strike later on today, but every moment that passes without damage or loss of power is a good moment. I'm trying to take it moment by moment and be thankful that we have yet to suffer any loss or discomfort.
My heart goes out to all the Navy spouses out there in the Hampton Roads area who are going through this alone. Hans still has no communications on the ship other than the satellite phone, which is not available for long personal chats with his wife. They are able to phone the ombudsman, who in turn posts on Facebook to let us know that the ship has checked in and that they are doing well. I can't imagine what they are going through out there, worrying about us back here on "dry" land...
With love from the edge of Irene...R
I'm saying "good night" because we did have a pretty good night. At least 3/4s of us did. I was very surprised to go to bed around 10:30 and fall instantly asleep without any sort of sleep aid. It was quiet at that time. I woke up to driving rain and stronger winds at about 2:30 and came downstairs to watch The Weather Channel (who, incidentally are driving me crazy with their constant coverage of the impending disaster in New York City--hello, some of us are actually HAVING a hurricane right NOW, thank you very much, could ya consider giving US some updates instead of interviewing people from Manhattan whose Sunday Times and latte ritual is going to be disturbed?). No, seriously, I understand that NYC is a major, major metropolitan area and that they are likely going to be hit by this storm and that they need to get the word out now. My hearts really go out to them, especially considering that they could be suffering this natural disaster so close to the 10th annivesary of 9/11.
Anyway, woke up this morning to more rain, intermittent wind. The latest news is that the hurricane has lost a little strength (a little is better than none) and that its path has turned a little more east, which is good for us, in its way. We have supplies ready in case we end up having to evacuate, but I think they probably would have been moving us out by now. The worst of the storm is supposed to strike later on today, but every moment that passes without damage or loss of power is a good moment. I'm trying to take it moment by moment and be thankful that we have yet to suffer any loss or discomfort.
My heart goes out to all the Navy spouses out there in the Hampton Roads area who are going through this alone. Hans still has no communications on the ship other than the satellite phone, which is not available for long personal chats with his wife. They are able to phone the ombudsman, who in turn posts on Facebook to let us know that the ship has checked in and that they are doing well. I can't imagine what they are going through out there, worrying about us back here on "dry" land...
With love from the edge of Irene...R
