The last few days have been interesting. It was very different when small people weren’t involved in riding out hurricanes.
On Friday, Jesse and I were supposed to travel to Norfolk to get her shot so that we could begin the 3rd round of antibody. This shot is given 3 days prior to beginning the antibody to boost her immune system so the antibody will be more effective.
In light of Norfolk evacuating low lying areas and parts of Virginia Beach, I opted to not make the trip.
Yes it would have been a short visit, but one never knows. And it turned out later that day when I flushed Jesse’s lines, I was unable to get a blood return.
On Saturday, we hung around waiting out the hurricane. Luckily we didn’t have the worst of the winds. Around 2:30pm our power went out.
During the first power outage, Chris had to get a haircut. She managed to get gum in her hair. I let Mike cut the gum from her hair so that I didn’t have to hear about cutting her hair. At least she thought it was awesome she was getting a haircut….
Our power returned at 6:30pm. We were able to do a few things, and then it was out again at 10:30pm. Jesse and I had been watching the news. Well I had been watching the news, Jesse had been doing the flop like a fish fight sleep maneuver. When the power went out, this little voice says, “Mommy the power went out. I can’t see myself. I need to see myself.”
My kids are spoiled. This is the first power outage they have ever been through.
When I did Jesse’s flush that day, her blood return was very faint, but there. 🙂
Sunday, Mike worked til 6pm. The girls and I cleaned up our yard and helped some neighbors. Since everyone’s freezer was thawing, we had a cookout.
As we were eating dinner, Mike started in on we can’t stay here with no AC. I’d been watching Jesse’s lines to make sure that her tape didn’t get wet from sweat. She was fine, but Mike raised such a stink that I agreed to relocate.
A relative has a house generator. Mike went down the road to cut it on. I was left to throw everything together in the dark that we’d need. Needless to say we left home without shoes, clothes, food for Maggie, and other items 🙁
Unfortunately down there people where burning a bonfire. The smell was inside their house. We left there for another relative that has electricity.
Today I returned to the house to clean out the fridges. I can’t take a chance of the food being contaminated and making Jesse sick. Mike just called saying the dump was closed and asking me where he could dump the trash.