While the west coast of Florida is getting battered by Hurricane Idalia, over here on the east coast we are just seeing a lot of wind and rain so far. It looks like it’s supposed to get windier and rainier as the day progresses. That’s the big hurricane report from here in Atlantic Beach, FL. But you never know with these hurricanes, as there was that one a few years ago that followed a similar path and went through the state, but then boomeranged back to hit us here in Jacksonville. So of course, I placed an Instacart order for…
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We’re located in Atlantic Beach, FL, so we won’t be getting the worst of Hurricane Ian until tomorrow, but my mom is getting hammered with wind and rain in Sarasota. They’ve lost power and watched the wind completely rip off the top of one of their trees. We got water and gas and put away all the possible projectiles, so now comes the time when you just sit and wait for a hurricane to show up. Hurricane Ian Hits Category 4 Level It’s getting pretty windy out there on the East coast, as Hurrican Ian slams into the other Florida…
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Growing up in Florida means growing up with hurricanes. Other states have Snow Days for missing school, we have Hurricane Days. I can’t count the number of times the first day of school was cancelled due to an impending storm. My son is only four, but we are about to go through his third hurricane experience! We live on a barrier island on the Atlantic coast of Florida so when a hurricane is headed our way, it’s a pretty big deal. I was checking updates on my phone and my son got curious. I tried to explain to him what…
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Hurricane Irma is on the way, and everyone’s now calling it the “IrmApocolypse.” I grew up in Florida, and when I was too little to care about anything except a day off from school, hurricanes were always fun and exciting. Now that I have a house, 2 cats, 2 dogs, 1 kid and 23 fish to keep safe, it’s a little more stressful. Hurricane Irma is on Her Way As I type this, my husband is outside drilling holes into our freshly painted house to put plywood over the windows we just had installed last month. We finally fulfilled our…