Ok Ok...I'll try to do better

I've gotten so wrapped up in Facebook over the past couple of months that I almost forgot how to blog!

The past couple of months have been eventful...Dad and Barb came to visit. The photos in the gadget to the right are pics he took at the Sandcastle Classic at the Neptune Festival this year. Great time - good weather - entirely too many people.

Oh, and this little thing called my 50th Birthday kinda of got in the way.

We took a trip while Dad was here to Hobbsville, North Carolina. I know - you wish you could have come along. Maybe next time. My older sibling moved to Hobbsville in the early fall with his wife and the 2 dogs. Lot of open fields and cotton down there.

Life at work has been trying with preparation of a two year budget that doesn't start until next July...and having to implement major cuts. The city is looking at a huge deficit this year and I think everyone will feel the pain somehow. And I'm busy with trying to implement a new inventory automation project. Very time consuming. But we'll get through.

The pond has survived. The final four are happy the net is finally over them. Not for protection to them, but to keep the leaves out for me! We got the net on just before that November Nor'easter hit...what a trip that was! It was right up there with TS Bonnie (1997) as far as winds and fear factor. I have since then gone out and bought golashes. Best $20 I've spent all year. I'm ready for the next one!

Zippy is fine and as entertaining as always. Some things just don't change. Like missing my little girl Schatze. We think of her often.

Tomorrow is a few errands then into the kitchen I go to prep for Thursday. The annual day of eating entirely too much food and wondering why we all feel so tired and sleepy. Like I said, some things never change.

Whew...We Got Lucky!

Tropical Storm Hannah literally "blew" through Hampton Roads today. Actually, it was supposed to hit us overnight last night and into the morning, but upon rising today, it really didn't get into full swing here until mid-morning. We didn't get heavy rains here at the coast - but inland around Richmond and points further west got slammed! The winds weren't too bad through the duration until a little later in the day. We had some heavy limbs come off of trees and could hear lots of things going "bump" on the roof. I think overall, Hampton Roads got spared the brunt of this storm. Most locals will say we dodged another one. Which means we're going to get hit hard one of these days and probably sooner than we thought.

When does our luck run out?

Storms, Hurricanes and Fires - oh my!

Wow, did we have a round of storms roll through this afternoon. My desk happens to be right next to a window and I gotta admit - I was a tad scared! It was quite vicious outside for a while. But hopefully all the downpours have helped dampen the Dismal Swamp fires and those tireless firefighters can take a break. That's got to be a tough job.

They are calling for more storms overnight - I'm all for it as long as we get needed rains. But we can do without the damage and destruction. Which by the way - our thoughts go to out to all of those affected on the Texas coastline by Dolly. Wow - that storm packed a punch in a hurry. Let's hope the damage is minimal and they make it through this one ok.

Stormy Weather

Wow - did we have a round of storms this afternoon. Started with the radio announcements about tornado warnings in Suffolk and it didn't take long for the "warnings" to turn into the real thing! The pictures on the news tonight (which the local coverage is still on now!) looked like something you would see out of Kansas or Oklahoma. Terrifying devastation! You just have to feel sorry for all of those who lost so much - houses just completely gone and ripped off of their foundations. Even the chopper pilot was having a hard time putting it into words. Just a sad, sad situation.