Batten Down the Hatches!

Tropical Storm Andrea began rolling over us last night.  A lot of rain and wind moved through, it’s heaviest around four-thirty this morning.  I love sleeping to the sound of falling rain or non-severe thunderstorms.  However, our pup Biscuit does not.  He was pacing to the sound of the rain before we went to bed and again, at its most intense during the night.  Poor pup.  Thank goodness the pet store told us about some chews that have a calming ingredient added.  We definitely whipped those out last night!  It will be a tense afternoon as we have the second wave rolling through; more puppy pacing and whining for sure. 

This is our first real storm that’s gone by since our move to Florida last summer.  They say this may be a bigger hurricane season that they’ve had in a while.  (We traded tornadoes for hurricanes.)  We are ready through, we’ve done our due diligence:

      ·         Canned and easy to fix meals stored in the pantry.  Check.

·         Flats of bottled water.  Check.

·         Additional puppy supplies in hand.  Check

·         Flashlights gathered together.  Check.

·         Extra batteries.  Check.

·         Propane for the grill.  Check.

·         Generator tested.  Check.

I think we’re as ready as we can be.  Mother Nature, bring it on!