At home

Coming home was a chock in more than one way. First, the stank that hit me upon entering the house was awful! The dogs have understandable pissed inside when being left along for 11 hours every day, but Ken assured me that he had cleaned up. Well, his way of cleaning up meant mopping with a mop. The stink was BAD. So as soon as he left to go back for work (yes, on a Sunday), I had to do something. No way I would be able to relax... First I wiped with disinfection wipes, then I steamed mop. Weird, huh, how the smell instantly disappeared!

Ken told me they had pissed on the side of the bed, so naturally I had to wash all the bed sheets. No way I was sleeping in that. Then I vacuum the entire house and steamed mopped the kitchen, plus cleaned and put dishes in the dishwasher. It was just too nasty!

I think all of this took 2 hours, and I think I did all of it on adrenaline alone! Of course I shouldn't have done any of it, but you know how it is...

The first thing that hit me at home is how much my stomach hurts! I barely got a wink of sleep, it felt like sleeping with an 8 month pregnant belly with some evil baby inside trying its best to make sure you are in pain. Thank goodness for the little white pills they sent with me home, I have a feeling I will need them for a few days.

Anyway, it was all worth it. I got to see off a very excited Sarah to her first day of Kindergarten this morning!

She felt like such a big girl! They had arranged for all Kindergartners to wear a special paw print necklace (the school mascot is a bob cat), and then parents had to drop them off at the front door, so there would be minimal tears. But no tears for Sarah, so was just so excited, wearing her Hanna Montana backpack she picked out.

This first week will be all short days ending at noon, to ease them into the new routine, then she will go until 3:05 PM every day except Wednesdays when they will have early out at 1:15 PM.

But I doubt there will be any school tomorrow, considering our county is under mandatory evacuation already for all mobile homes, and voluntary evacuation so far for every one else. Sarah's school is suppose to open already at noon today as a shelter for the evacuees, so there is just no way there can be school tomorrow. And it doesn't look good for us regarding the projected path. At least it is good to be home with me family. We have plenty of water and flashlights, propane for the grill, but no hurricane food supplies... Hopefully we will have minimal damage.

Oh, and another thing I forgot to mention, I got a bed soar from the hospital! I thought that was stuff only old people got, but apparently not so. It was just where the tie of the hospital gown was, so that much have chafed on the skin.

Now I am going to lay down and REST! Great to be home...