From One Mother To Another - Twelve Things To Do With Your Family During Hurricane Irene When You Live On Venetian Drive

1 – Meet Sue Toth by accident and get your picture taken for Jefferson Patch.

2 – Ignore the mandatory evacuation placed on your area by the fire department and then be sorry when a tree comes down, knocking out power to the whole neighborhood and blocks the only entrance and exit to your road.

3 – Go outside in your rain boots, rain jacket and bathing suit to play in the water that is flooding Valencia Isle.

4 – Count the number of cars, including your own, that try to get out of your neighborhood, but can’t because of a tree that blew down and is blocking the only entrance and exit to your road.

5 – Be glad that your front yard and driveway can become a parking lot for the families being flooding on Valencia Isle.

6 – Break your own video game rule by letting your children play as long as they want since you have no power because of a tree that blew down and is blocking the only entrance and exit to your road.

7 – Listen to your son whine for 30 minutes after the charge to his DS runs out and he can’t recharge it.

8 – Pack, unpack and repack a “To Go” bag only to and unpack again once you realize you are trapped in your neighborhood because of a tree that blew down and is blocking the only entrance and exit to your road.

9 – Meet neighbors you never met before because everyone is out trying to lend a helping hand.

10 – Send your husband by bicycle to Chopstick King for dinner because of a tree that blew down and is blocking the only entrance and exit to your road.

11 – Play Uno by candlelight, take a shower by flashlight and look for the moonlight.

12 – Enjoy the bonus day given by Mother Nature so your family can spend more precious time together THANKS to a tree that blew down and is blocking the only entrance and exit to your road.