Tropical Storm Fay has been working her way around Florida for a few days now. The eye went over us about four or five hours ago and so far we have received about 8-12 inches of rain (with plenty more still to come). The storm is expected to strengthen over the Atlantic Ocean overnight before turning back and coming inland again. Howling winds and pelting rain kept me up all night – my beauty sleep was cut short and I have not been a pretty sight.
The conditions have been bad enough that school has been cancelled three out of five days so far this week (the first week of school)! The kids are going crazy – they don’t want to be at home and Peter has been at home from work, causing some wee tid-bits of marital strife ;o) The Johnson family is going stir crazy!!!
Two of our windows are leaking (one has a garbage can with two inches of water in the bottom of it). There are downed power lines on a major highway next to our neighborhood. And multiple buildings on Patrick Air Force Base have been considerably damaged.
One of the great lakes has been relocated to our backyard and the Colorado River is now running down the ditch along the front of our street.
The Colorado River runneth over… (it’s not horribly obvious but the parking strip is about two feet deep and is full of water).
But mom, we’re not going to die.