That is supposed to strike fear into the hearts of all once a storm gets a name. Names like "Patsy, Lulu, and Frank". (Some how those names just don't do it for me like "Thor or Dante" might but that is not my call.) So now we have a storm that may possibly get a name and ALL the TV stations are in a tizzy. Tonight there are poor weathermen standing on street corners all up and down the East coast of Florida, getting soaked to the skin, reporting on the storm conditions. WET is the word and that is about it. (What some people will do for a salary.) There is nothing going on out there that we haven't seen before and won't see again but it is BIG NEWS. Which brings us to the MOST dangerous thing about storms in Florida . . . The senior citizens are now in a frenzy. The media has whipped them all up to a state of total panic so they are all rushing out in their cars to the grocery store to stock up on water, milk and bread. (Probably cat food also.) The roads have now become something like the Indy 500 on the last 5 laps. People who should not be driving on a good day in broad daylight are racing down the roads to get the last bag of Publix breakfast bread so they won't starve to death in the next 24 hours. I would sit in the middle of the golf course waving a nine iron above my head in a lightening storm before I will go out in my car when there is any news of a tropical storm or hurricane within 100 miles of Florida. Licking a light socket is probably safer!
I plan on spending the day tomorrow catching up on all sorts of stuff that I have been putting off for weeks. Pictures need to go into frames and albums and bills need to be paid. I do love a good rainy day.
I will be sending a card to poor 5 year old Abby over in England. Her mom Skyped us today to tell us that Abby has Shingles! Yes, kids can get shingles! It is not common but it is possible. Abby has had the chicken pox vaccine but that does not protect her from this form of the virus. So far she has the rash up one side of her body but she is not in any pain. We hope that will be the case for the next week or so till the virus leaves her body. Roman has been tested for immunities and he has a very strong immunity to the chicken pox virus so he should be fine.
Baby Smith has a sniffle but he was feeling much better today and so were his mom and dad. He went for his 2 month check yesterday and is in the 70th percentile for his weight and length. I think his mom and dad must be doing something right!
And my little Kaelin is doing great after her scare on Saturday night. Kaelin is her mom's daughter and is filled with allergies. She has been tested for several, one being peanuts, and has shown a severe allergy them. So far she hasn't had any contact with peanuts, until Saturday night. She was at Granny's house when she ate something that had been processed in peanut oil.
(Granny Linda and Papa Fred are her dad's parents who live about 2 miles from Kaelin.) Granny and Papa Fred were babysitting and as soon as Kaelin started to break out in hives and start to swell they called Keri and Steve. Kaelin ended up in the ER where she spent the next 4 hours making sure the allergic reaction was stopped and she was recovering. She handled it like a trouper but Granny and Papa were a mess! God Bless them for reacting as quickly as they did.
All is well now but Kaelin will be going for more intense allergy testing.
It has been an interesting couple of days so I think tomorrow's storm is just what the doctor ordered for me. A rainy day, a good book and probably a nap ! And definitely not a ride to the grocery store.
