I'm Scared
I'm trying desperately NOT to be scared, because being scared makes me anxious - if that makes any kind of sense at all. Yesterday, I had a gut feeling that Hurricane Rita wouldn't hit us as hard as everyone fears, and I still pray that I'm right about that. But today, I'm scared.
The kids and my mother-in-law are already on their way to a Motel 6 near Dallas. I will be leaving to join them no later than the end of the work day, though I anticipate that the 3-4 hour drive will take twice that long, as parts of the region will be under mandatory evacuation starting at 6 p.m., and many are leaving much earlier than that. Where I live, I am relatively sertian that I might sustain minor damage, but the house itself ought to be okay, and on the second floor, I doubt I will even get too much water damage. But my mother-in-law lives in a trailer only about 20 miles inland, if that. Everything that hasn't already been packed into her SUV or my van, she is already considering a loss. And that will likely mean her and the kids coming up to live with me... which will be great, for the most part, but she will hate it. Living upstairs, with her bad knees and such, living in a house that right now doesn't have working A/C units, and even when it does, is not well-insulated... Well, we shall see.
But right now, I'm at work. Everyone is buzzing about the hurricane, and I am sitting here, not able to concentrate for sh**, only here to draw the paycheck that will hopefully carry us through this. And tonight, I hit the road. I will have my cell phone with me and that's it. Pray for us.
The kids and my mother-in-law are already on their way to a Motel 6 near Dallas. I will be leaving to join them no later than the end of the work day, though I anticipate that the 3-4 hour drive will take twice that long, as parts of the region will be under mandatory evacuation starting at 6 p.m., and many are leaving much earlier than that. Where I live, I am relatively sertian that I might sustain minor damage, but the house itself ought to be okay, and on the second floor, I doubt I will even get too much water damage. But my mother-in-law lives in a trailer only about 20 miles inland, if that. Everything that hasn't already been packed into her SUV or my van, she is already considering a loss. And that will likely mean her and the kids coming up to live with me... which will be great, for the most part, but she will hate it. Living upstairs, with her bad knees and such, living in a house that right now doesn't have working A/C units, and even when it does, is not well-insulated... Well, we shall see.
But right now, I'm at work. Everyone is buzzing about the hurricane, and I am sitting here, not able to concentrate for sh**, only here to draw the paycheck that will hopefully carry us through this. And tonight, I hit the road. I will have my cell phone with me and that's it. Pray for us.
posted by SaraSmile | 8:11 AM
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I know you're safe cause i texted you.*hehehe*
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