Prelude to a storm
It's been a day, and the storm isn't even here yet.Later we had a visit by one of Benjamin's friends and we had a great time with him and his Mom, we walked on the Beaufort waterfront witnessing last minute preparations of businesses and houses, saw some TV camera crews, talked to other people that also were taking pictures of the town before the storm, etc.
Walking along the docks, Benjamin got a splinter on his finger. He acted like a real little man, stoic, serious, while we took the little piece out even though it was clear he was hurting.
Back home we realized we were being invaded by ants. I guess they're not only looking for food, but maybe also for shelter :-}
On TV we were watching ABC (world) news and they presented this extremely scary scenario where an immense water swell wiped out houses along the coast. They even said their intention was to scare people into going inland. It made me angry because they had plenty of time to try and scare people off, it now is a little late to make people change their whole game plan. And also the report was inaccurate. The NC coast has been hit head-on by other hurricanes recently, notably Fran in 1996 when it came through Wilmington. And I may be wrong, but I believe the surge is caused by the wind forces, by the convection of the storm and not so much by its direction. Anyway, it scared the neighbors too and I'm sure anybody that has any relatives in this area.
Right after that, Mommy emailed our favorite local weather team asking them to address this issue, and they did about 30 minutes later. Thank you!
I believe Benjamin could sense that something different was in the air, he acted "funny" throughout the day. Then he almost fell asleep at the dinner table all of a sudden, so we took him to bed right away. He was really tired.
We're expecting to lose power sometime in the next several hours, so I guess I won't be posting anything here until long after the storm passes. It's time to try to rest. It's going to be a long day tomorrow.
Lastly, I have to admit that we are a little nervous. This is not our first hurricane, but it is our first since we've become parents, and it's very different. We are constantly reminded that our "valuables" our "backups", etc. are nothing really. What matters most in this world is peacefully asleep in his crib right now.