Wednesday, September 4, 2019

Wednesday...still waiting

I got off work two hours early today because of the approaching storm. School is canceled for tomorrow, and the district is taking a "wait and see" approach to Friday. I raced around when I got off, going by the bank, the grocery store for some last minute supplies, and the ABC store for a bottle of Kraken rum. If we lose power I'll drink rum and Coke for as long as the ice lasts!

Once I got home, I spent two hours cleaning and finishing up the laundry so that if we do lose power for a few days, the house will be tidy and all of our clothes will be clean. Speaking of which, I had so much help!

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Supervising the laundry progress...one of his joys in life.

Something funny happened with Marco this morning. We had the bathroom window open a few inches, and a small bird (a Carolina Wren) flew into the house. It buzzed past my head and made it all the way down the hall, around the foyer, and into the dining room. Gregg and I managed to catch it when it flew between the blinds trying to get out of the living room window, and took it outside and let it go. A few minutes later, when I was applying my makeup with Marco on my shoulder (he loves supervising all personal grooming, too) I said to him, "Marco! There was a little wild bird in our house!" And I kid you not, he replied, "I know!" Crazy!!! That's one of the phrases he knows how to say, obviously, but his timing is just too perfect sometimes. That's a smart little parrot!

So we're still waiting on Dorian to pass through. Late tonight and tomorrow are supposed to be the worst of it, so I'll let you know how we fare. At least we'll have a little feathered comedian to keep us entertained if we lose power!

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  1. Stay safe and dry and not at all windy.
    Enjoy the rum, I'll be having tequila!

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    1. Woo hoo! Maybe one day we can get together and have a drink! We don't live very far apart, after all! :)

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  2. I love Marco. He's a hoot and I truly believe he knows what he's saying.
    My advice is- drink the rum whether the storm gets close or not.
    I just got some texts from a friend of mine in St. Augustine and they didn't even lose power. Maybe y'all will be that lucky too. I hope so!

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  3. Your little feathered comedian is so adorable. He will keep you entertained even if the power goes out.

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  4. Hopefully, Dorian will pass without popping in.
    Marco truly is funny! I wonder what he thinks all this laundry thing is about. After all, animals do not have a concept of clothing, do they.

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  5. The calm before the storm... Perhaps it's God's way of showing his displeasure with the 45th President. Fingers crossed for the Barlow residence and all who dwell there - even Marco!

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  6. Marco, il Magnifico. Does he watch TV? Or is he more of a bookworm?

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  7. The weather forecasters have been wrong for a week and I hope they are for your area also.

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  8. PLEASE, ALL IN SC, STAY SAFE! marco is a good boy!

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  9. People are just beginning to learn how smart birds are... they forget, they started off as dinosaurs.

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  10. I'm reading a book, What Fish Know. It's simply compelling reading, and lets us know how much more respect we owe to all the other branches of living and life.

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  11. I’m glad you had your priorities. Rum and coke! Marco is brilliant!

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  12. And if the power goes out/food becomes scarce you can eat the bird?

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  13. I saw this and thought of you: https://newdharmabums.blogspot.com/2019/09/packed-with-surprises.html

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