Fun with a mirror

The silly girl was trying to eat her own reflection. She kept on bumping into the mirror with her head repeatedly. She's never tried interacting with her own reflection before. Usually she laughs & is entertained or is curious & just stares.






This is Hannah & me on this Sunday afternoon after church. The bishop made an announcement today at the start of church reminding us to be prepared. He said we should have evacuation plans: told us who & when to call if we don't have anywhere we can go/stay for evacuation, what to do & expect if hurricane Dean hits, and to contact those under our stewardship to inform them of these issues. It was strange for me to sit there with Hannah (cooing & squirming) between me & DH on the pew listening to these warnings.

Having Hannah gives me a different perspective on preparation. My mind started making lists. We needed to add Hannah items to our 72-hr kits and preparation. What do I need to take with us to make sure Hannah is a-ok? A backup supply of powdered formula (though H is breastfed) just in case something bad happens to me or my supply, medicines & clothes for her, how to transport her if we have no car and need to be on foot or bike? Flooding, the roof being blown off...do we need to change the location of where we put stuff in our home? Or is it hopeless when Mother Nature strikes b/c it's so random?

Living where we live now, it's inevitable that hurricanes are threats & we need to be prepared. All these disaster and worst-case scenarios ran through my mind. We can learn from all that has happened in the past few years around the world. Most important is our lives...but what about our sentimentals? Should I leave them with my parents and not have them where we live? But then a tornado could hit where my parents live. What about my violin? other valuable items?(Yes, we do have renters insurance with fire, flood, & hurricane coverage.) It's all just "stuff" anyways right? But some of it is more irreplaceable than others. Should I just digitize all of our important paperwk, info, photos, memories, and store them in a portable hard drive that we can just grab and go? What's truly essential? What's important? Do we evacuate with only essentials? yada yada...

Saturday, DH & I had already discussed hurricane evacuation preparations, where we would go and when we would leave if needed. We already have back-up gasoline and water. We need to pack "just-in-case" bags for evacuation at any time (per the bishop's advice today). Our "nice" car is still in the shop awaiting some maintenance parts - no huge problems. It has full coverage though, so...

Lots of things to think about...

But we just ended up having a nice Sunday evening with friends, eating dessert & playing games (Carcassone).