Hurricanes & not the good kind

Happy Monday everyone!

 So while everyone is heading back to work and getting back into routines...today I am sending Eli to his first full day of Kindergarten ( all along :TEARS:)

and preparing for a possible hurricane!

Yep you read that right.

The anniversary of Katrina (the worst hurricane on record for NOLA) is Wednesday

and we have a no so good looking storm churning in the Gulf!

 Talk about sucky Monday!!

So in honor or pure pissiness of it all my PINNING today is all due to Hurricanes!

Not the most happiest of topics, but I tried to keep it light!

 

 

 

1.- Funny but True

 2. Nola is greater than Hurricanes plain and simple 

3. Soul is Waterproof & so is the 504 

 4. Sesame St- Always there to help the Littles

 5. Curvy Girl Guide.com - Hurricane Preparedness & Jim Cantore

These probably need a little explanation-

1. I have so much laundry and planning to do...nope I'm here..

 

2. This shirt was made at a local store called fleurtygirl.net/ after Hurricane Katrina, just a reminder of the strength of the NOLA community.

 

3.Another shirt made by another local store dirtycoast.com/ after Hurricane Katrina. With all the flooding that went on it was another reminder that with all the water you couldn't take our soul- that would always stay "waterproof."

 

4.Sesame Street! God ya gotta love them! They are always there when ya need them! Always there to explain the scary stuff for the little guys, when the big people cant find the words.

 

5. Curvy Girl has a great guide for what you need to be prepared! She also makes the joke that if Jim Cantore shows up in your neck of the woods you are in BIG HUGE trouble! You should have already left and if you haven't its too late, hunker down and GOOD LUCK because no matter where this man goes...the storm is SURE to follow!!

This is a link to a previous post I have written about hurricane preparedness if anyone needs a refresher!

http://warmfuzzypurpleandgold.blogspot.com/search?q=hurricanes

 

Happy Monday Y'all!!

 

Stay Safe all my locals and everyone else pray this thing goes away!!

Southern Saturday- {Hurricane Season}

This month marks the start of Hurrican Season here in the South. Hurricane season begins June 1 and ends Nov. 30th. (The most active times are July-Sept.) Scientist are projecting 17 named storms in 2011, including nine hurricanes and five major hurricanes of Category 3 or higher on the Saffir-Simpson scale. {info from stormtrack.org). I know that not all of my followers have the risk of Hurricanes, or that its not just a Southern thing, but you may have the risk of tornadoes or earthquakes and these tips may be useful to you the event of one of these natural disasters.


Here is a link to a downloadable evacuation checklist {click for checklist}

How Does She has an AWESOME post on putting together 72 hour emergency kits for kids and it is easily adaptable for adults as well. They have it all seperated into categories like Clothes, Food, Emergency Supplies, Light, Money, and even a little section for FUN. This is a great way to make sure you have everthing you need for each person in your family if the need arises for an evacuation or a natural disaster happens. BE PREPARED!

I hope you take a few minutes to get things together for your family! Be Safe! And pray for no hurricanes!