Friday, August 22, 2008

Videos

JJ set up his laptop with built-in camera, and set it to record as it displayed the image. A. really enjoyed seeing the baby in the computer, and we grabbed some rather random video.

The first video is A.'s first experience with the camera. There's a lot of "Daddy"s until JJ figures out that she wants to see him in frame, too. She also makes a quick call on his iPhone.

The second video is all three of us. A. makes a puzzling reference to a bunny, then heads off to look for a cat.

There's one more with some signs; I'll update this post once it uploads.

Thursday, August 21, 2008

Fay tries to bring it

After three days of gloomy, rainy, blustery weather, we're finally seeing some life out of Fay as the south side of it catches us. Things picked up sometime overnight, and has been going pretty good all day. Rainfall is a couple of inches so far, and the Weather Channel says our winds are steady at about 30 mph with gusts to 40. The trees out back are definitely having a time of it; they're blowing around like crazy.

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Tropical update

For a good long while, they had Fay's track right over us. It's drifted more east, though, so we should get the weaker west side.

So far, we haven't seen much. A little rain this morning and a slowly building, constant wind. Looks like the worst will come overnight. Which sucks, because my only concern is tornados. *shudder*

Saturday, August 16, 2008

Tropical Storm Fay

Well, we're under threat of our first hurricane. Tropical Storm Fay is currently near Haiti and Cuba, and is predicted to become a hurricane when it comes out the other side of those islands. The current 5-day forecast track has the center moving north through the peninsula, splitting the distance between us and the Gulf Coast. That puts our area on the northeast side, generally the strongest part of the storm.

It's hard to say what we'll get here. First of all, we're still 3-4 days away from any effects, so there's a lot of uncertainty about exactly where the storm will end up going. Secondly, we're not exactly a coastal city, so there's a lot of land between us and a storm's source of strength. At the very least, we won't face the storm surge that causes a lot of a hurricane's damage. We'll see wind and rain -- how much of it is the question.

I've spoken to a few people who were here during other hurricanes, and they advised that we want to be ready to stay in the house for a day or so. Stock up on food and supplies, bring in the patio furniture, and prune any loose branches.

So JJ and I will make a circuit of the house and get outdoor items squared away, maybe prune the live oak near the master bath a bit more. I'll do my weekly grocery shopping a couple of days early, and I'll probably try to get some new library books and maybe a new toy for A. My biggest concern is that A. and I will be stuck in the house on Tuesday, when JJ normally sleeps and we clear out to give him quiet. I'm not really sure how it's going to be, trying to keep her from crying "Dad-dee!", and pushing her way into the bedroom.

Monday, August 11, 2008

Totally silly

My crazy daughter is sitting in the back of the CR-V, cracking herself up by blowing into her hands to make fart sounds.

That girl is so much fun.