Today I am getting ready for the next big winter storm to roll through Oklahoma tonight and tomorrow. According to all the news channels around here, it is going to be a doozie (doozy?). Snow, ice, even thunder and lightning. True blizzard-like conditions they say. Oh boy. I've planned a menu and made a grocery list for the next week (shopping will happen this afternoon). And since we still have two sick kiddos around here, I made a quick check of the medicine available at our house. Turns out, we need both infant and children's fever reducer. I also surveyed the diapers/wipes situation and we're good there. Oh and I'll probably stock up on toilet paper because if we are stuck in our house for a few days, that is one thing I do not want to run out of.
Now I am hoping that the power doesn't go out! With all the provisions I am making, that would be just great. Instead, I'm hoping to just hole up with my family for a few days with plenty of food and fun things to do.
Leah fell asleep on the floor by the fire this morning while coloring some pictures. She has a fever/cough/congestion. Note her pink blankies are snuggled up next to her too.
My sad, sick boy this morning. He had a 103 temp before I took this photo. I gave him some tylenol and put him in his crib where he is still sleeping as I type this post. We took him to the ER at midnight on Saturday because he had a wheezy/"barking" cough. Diagnosis: upper respiratory infection. Look at those sweet, feverish red cheeks on that boy.
How do you prepare for a winter storm?
7 comments:
I sure hope everyone feels better soon! Keep warm...
Lots of vodka.
Jokes jokes! Here was my prep: "Dad I hope you're getting everything". "Mom thank you for making comfort food, now would you bring me my meds."
It's been hard. But I think I'm ready.
Oh, and I did a check of the coca-cola situation. Ed can't be trusted to know how important that is.
Plan menu, check on candles, matches, batteries, grocery list, grocery run and pray that the power does not go out! :)
Rest up and enjoy some forced time in to recouperate!
OH! Another must: make sure iPhones, iTouches, iPads, Mac Books & portable DVD players are charged for when we get tired of eating, reading and playing games. They are all loaded with movies and Angry Birds! LOL! Luckily if we lose power, Scott (through work) has a Verizon Hot Spot, so we will have internet access to check roads & power outages before we try to go out. So we'll be cuddled in front of our gas furnace with all our Apple products and headphones. HA!!! Praying for you guys! Get well and stay well so we can go play! Miss ya!!!
We don't prepare. We just hope we might get a snow day. Our plow guys are too good though, they hardly ever shut down this city.
I forget all you northerners are used to this kind of thing! We Okies get all excited and start preparing for a snow apocalypse! Ha!
Miss you too, Jemma!
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