I suppose we're ready. Our cellar has been emptied. Our pond has been drained a bit (not too much to make the koi uncomfortable but hopefully enough to prevent pond flooding). The extraneous items on our property (grill, hammock, patio chairs, lawn ornaments, etc.) have been secured in the garage. Lanterns, flashlights, and candles are on the kitchen counters, ready to be quickly accessed. Batteries and other "essentials" have been purchased. Local officials are issuing driving bans for the next few days so our pastor needed to cancel church. I just finished making several phone calls off of the church directory to let them know of this cancellation (ah, the duties of a council president).
Now we wait.
On the plus side? Well, our local library has every season's box set to one of my favorite childhood television series: Road to Avonlea.
Anyone else an Avonlea junkie as a kid? My mom, sister, and I tuned in to this Disney Channel program every Sunday night for seven seasons. It's been great fun to re-discover this series and I'm already on the second disc to the third season. In fact, I just watched the episode to which the above photo is taken (Aunt Olivia's wedding to Jasper). So until the power goes out, I'll be finishing up season three and moving onward to season four. Jon's even enjoying it a bit, although he mercilessly makes fun of the soundtrack (too many woodwinds, especially bassoon, for his liking . . . apparently)!
I mentioned our pond up above. Here is a picture of it . . . we love our gigantic koi!
The pond is directly next to our cellar door so if it overflows, it'll drain right on down . . . and if the power goes out, our poor sump pump will not be able to "save the day" as in previous instances. I hope our fishies bury themselves in the mud in order to ride out the storm, otherwise they may find themselves swimming in the hot water tank!
Stay safe, everyone!
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