Last night hurricane Irene came through my area with winds around 50 mph and lots and lots of rain. I moved everything off the balcony so nothing was blown around. Went to bed last night hearing the wind blow and the rain hit the windows. The power never went out which I was very pleased about. When I checked around for damage this morning the only thing I found was some wet spots around the windows where the water was blown in by the wind. I don’t think there will be any long term damage. The carpet will dry. Some quarter round molding in the dinner has expanded because of the water but that’s easily replaceable. So overall I’d say I survived hurricane Irene pretty well. Others not so much. I hope everyone’s power is back on soon and all the trees that are down are cleaned up in time for rush hour tomorrow morning.

Now that we’ve had an earthquake and a hurricane in one week, I’m done with natural disasters and hope the rest of the year is uneventful.