Nor'easter 2009

Several people I know have a blog and I enjoy reading them everyday. I've been meaning to start one but just never got around to it until today. I thought we would start with the worst storm that I have witnessed in 2009 (or in many years). It's the Nor'easter. Call me crazy, but give me a hurricane any day. 2-3 days of 50+mph winds and tidal flooding can make anyone crazy. I will say that we have made out better than most as we still have heat. I was under the fool-hardy impression that we still had hot water but Andy pointed out that it was probably reserve water and he was right. So hopefully someone will come and relight the pilot so that we can have hot water again.

Oh I forgot to tell you why we have no hot water and why it is a miracle we have heat. The basement flooded and that is where the furnace and hot water heater live. The basement had at least 5ft of water in it from what I can tell and the sump pump has been working continuously since 5:30am. When I finally braved the wet to open the basement up, everything was turned over and wet.
We have tried to make the most of the day and Samantha has had tea parties with her 'friends' Bingo and Baby Sarah.
We also went out side so that she could burn some of the energy she was storing. She loves to splash around in her rain boots but definitely dislikes the wind gusts.
All in all we were very lucky I think. We are dry and warm even if we don't have hot water right now. Andy is in Puerto Rico and missing all the fun. Thanks for checking us out and please visit frequently to follow our potty training adventures!
-Carol Ann