Tammi's World

I'm Ready!

I'm tellin' you, I have an angel on my shoulder - thank goodness.

Everyone was completely freaking out about the upcoming storm. I was just quietly panic, more worried about making it home with the car intact than anything else.

Originally they said it would hit around 3:00 this afternoon. Then they pushed it back. I was paying attention.

It paid off.

Seems most of Chicago left work at 3:00 hoping to beat the storm. I left at 5:00. There was NO TRAFFIC! I made it to Belvidere (about 45 mins from home) in under an hour. Stopped at Walmart to get my storm supplies.

And what do I consider storm supplies? Good you should ask. Now keep in mind, I've weathered (HA) a few hurricanes so I'm kinda sort of a pro. I know what it takes to survive being trapped in your home for a few days.

This is what I bought:

1 frozen large thin crust cheese pizza
18 extra large eggs
1 large yummy flavored creamer for my coffee
1 loaf of bread
2 cans of soup
2 packs of cigarettes.

With the leftovers I still have from Thanksgiving I'm set. Oh, and I wanted to make sure I was covered in case my sweet tooth got out of control so I picked up a cheese cake and a pecan coffee cake. HEY - a girls gotta have all her bases covered.

So I'm set. I'm ready. I have candles galore, although I doubt I'd need them for much more than entertainment factors. I got food. I got snacks. My laptop and some files are here....just in case. At one point I heard that the area between Rockford and DeKalb could see as much as 17" of snow by 10:00am tomorrow. If that happens? Yeah, I'll be a bloggin' fool cause I ain't goin' no where in those conditions.

Oh - and I have the camera. And it's even working! I'll post pictures! How fun will that be?

Anyway - bring it on! I'm as prepared as I'll ever be!!!!!

Posted by Tammi at November 30, 2006 07:26 PM | TrackBack