Sep
02
2010
Or worse...before the internet goes down
It looks like it’s made landfall!
So far lots of wind & not much else. But definitely glad I took down the tent.
Unfortunately the base website is down & has been down since yesterday afternoon.
So we can’t get any weather updates from it, know when the post will open up again, or the commissary, etc.
The commissary is normally closed on Wednesdays & even with the knowledge of the impending weather, they wouldn’t open it back up – even for just a bit – to let families get whatever last minute supplies they might need.
These images are from weather underground. A great site should you ever need it.
That red circle would be us.
It’s 6am here & the only reason I can report this to you now  is because our cat has decided she needs to be fed right this instant & has been hollering in my ear for the past 30 minutes to wake me up.
Nevermind the fact that I was up at 1am & didn’t fall back asleep till 4am.
Yes, it’s going to be one of those days.
Sep
01
2010
There's a storm a comin'!
While things may have looked bright & sunshiney this morning, do not be fooled!
It is not expected to stay that way for long.
Typhoon Kompasu is heading our way.
[cue the scary music]
As in it should be here tomorrow morning.
So after much internal debate, knashing of teeth & rending of clothes, I decided to take the screen house down.
By myself.
So out came the furntire, off came the light strands.
Down came the wind shield & bug screen.
I labored & sweat & toiled & huffed & puffed until I could huff & puff no more…
Ok, so it took all of 20 minutes to take the sucker apart – but it was hot outside!
Everything’s now safely tucked inside our shed & we get a lovely view of our pumpkin…and the empty patch.
I use the word ”our” strictly in the vernacular sense as we did not plant said pumpkin but rather laid claim to it as it has grown on our side of the fence.
And what a lovely pumpkin it shall be.
Aug
31
2010
Always get Moo down
On this side of the globe hurricanes are called typhoons.
Typhoon Kompasu is the 2nd to head our way this summer.
It’s literally rained almost every day in August.
The first one fizzled out into a tropical depression, but this one looks like it might do better.
Lots of lightning, lots of thunder – all sending Moo under the coffee table by Eric’s feet.
And not even huffing on Daddy’s stinky socks or a stinky shirt helps.
73°F
