Today is my kids’ first day of school since Hurricane – they have missed a full week of school. Things aren’t quite normal yet, because some of the homes – and one of the schools – don’t have power yet. My daughters’ school is open, but our school district’s middle school students will be going to school at the high school today, since the middle school is still without power. My area of New Jersey didn’t get hit anywhere near as badly as the New Jersey shore did, but there are a lot of downed trees and utility poles, and of course, some of my community is still without heat and Continue reading...
Archives for November 2012
Organizing the Garage
Yesterday, with Hurricane Sandy approaching New Jersey, my husband and I managed to clean out the garage enough so we were actually able to park both of our cars in our two-car garage. Getting the cars in our garage is a major accomplishment, since this is the first time we’ve parked both cars in the garage since we moved in more than nine years ago. In the garage is so much stuff – boxes of stuff for storage, bikes, ladders, a lawn mower and plenty of recreational items like beach umbrellas, folding chairs and athletic equipment. We were able to make space in the garage by stuffing lots Continue reading...