Hurricanes & Tornadoes

Back in 2004 we lived in FL. We lived there for 10 years and there were many hurricane warnings and a few that actually came our way. For the most part though all of the preparation was just a futile effort to have a little control over an otherwise very uncontrollable situation. The thing about hurricanes is that you sit and watch the swirling blob on the news, coming your way, for hours and hours. You never really know if you are going to be impacted...until you get hit.

Preparations include making sure you have a food supply that could be eaten if you don't have electricity, having batteries in the flashlights, a battery powered radio, cell phones charged, outdoor furniture secured etc etc. And then you wait.

Now living in the mid western part of the country we get tornadoes. Difference between the two is that tornadoes come quick and without warning. If you get hit, you get hit and you probably won't know its coming at all.

My daughters have both been sick the last couple of days. And I know its only a matter of time before my husband and I get hit. I feel like I'm waiting for the hurricane. We don't know how big it will be, but I sense it is coming. So the last couple of days I have been assessing the food supply. "Do we have enough soup, crackers, bread if we can't make it to the store?" How about medicine? When you have a stomach bug or migraine headache, something small, but yet disabling and dependent children suddenly you realize preparation is key to making it through.

As we all get ready for cold and flu season. Here's to wishing you the best in making it through with as little damage as possible!