Friday September 27, 2024

Good afternoon all y’all. Wyatt and I poked our noses outside at 5 o’clock when it was still dark outside. Our property was in good shape and the air was still. Hurricane Helene was a Category 4 monster, 400 miles across! I couldn’t believe Mark, the Scotties and I slept through the night. 🌀💨🌧️ 😴 

Since we had electricity still (!!!) I sorted the ton of vacation laundry and started a load. Most of it had to be hung to dry so it looked like (as mom always said) “the Chinese laundry.” 😉 

I felt pretty good when I woke up having emptied the 4 suitcases yesterday afternoon. There was a muddle to put away but not too bad. Mark slept til 7:30 when I sent the kids in to wake him. 🐾 There’s nothing like the pitter-patter of 60 Scottie toenails on the wood floor. 🤣

Nancy was without power for about 12 hours … we offered to help her with the generator if needed. (We’re taking our meds for the dreaded Covid plus trying to relax. The tough part is realizing nobody wants to see us. 😜 Hopefully we’ll be back in the groove soon. 

Sue & Wayne are concerned about their Villages home so we’ll drive there tonight and check it out. Mark’s starting a big batch of chicken for the kids. (There’s still food in the freezer for them … but we gotta fill those empty freezer dishes.) 

The sun is shining! It’s going on 4 o’clock … and that’s it for today’s R & R. We’re off to The Villages. There’ll be some tidy up outside no doubt, spray the weeds and do our regular housesitting chores. 

Ta ta!