Irene

It's kind of funny that my last post was about those fast moving Midwestern storms.  At that point I didn't know that Hurricane Irene was on her way!  We were driving back from the Midwest when we first heard of the potential severity of Hurricane Irene.

Image via ABC News

Being a mother has made me more cautious.  At another point in our lives, Ben and I might have rushed home before the storm.  But with Arlo to consider, we decided to spend the weekend in Hershey, Pennsylvania, swimming in the hotel pool, going to the zoo, etc.  

There was no major damage where we live.  The roof of our building had some minor leaks, so we'll have some scraping, plastering, painting to do, and the building will repair the roof.  Water leaked in around our air conditioners and pooled on the windowsills, so some repairs will have to happen there as well.  But all in all, we were extremely lucky.  It's all just a little eerie after all those days obsessively watching CNN's hurricane coverage.  It's good to be home, and to have a safe and sound home to come back to.