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6 Years, 17 Weeks.


It had been a whole 11 years since a hurricane made landfall in Florida.

11 years!

And we remember that year too, because it was brutal.  3 major hurricanes criss-crossed the state and left devastation in their wake.  I remember our home then in Apopka survived without sustaining any damages besides some small branches that poked holes on the top of our screened-in porch.  Others were not so fortunate.  Nevertheless, Florida had a good run with seeing a good stretch of time without a hurricane coming close.

Until this week.

Hermine.

Only a Category 1, she brought in a lot of wind and rain, even threats of tornados as the system made landfall at the bend of the panhandle early Friday morning.  Again, we just had a lot of precipitation and windy conditions, the only effect being the headache of heavy traffic on Friday morning due to accidents because of the weather conditions.  But other than that, just fine.  The system continues to move up the entire Eastern seaboard, and will most likely put a damper on a lot of people's Labor Day holiday weekend.

Received this weather alert on the phone.  Things just got serious!

Storm cell passing right by us!

Local meteorologists had a field day Thursday night, here showing the area where they feared tornados could form due to the wind rotations…right over Disney World!

We woke the kids up and brought them into the Fox Den until the all clear was given.

Here was the rest of our week:

Welcoming the weekend with a  quick dip in the pool.

Had the Brodis and Reynolds families from Denver over for brunch Sunday morning.

It was great to host and catch up with them!

The twins jumping over Horsey Bob.  They had taken the red eye and arrived at 9 that morning.

Took them all resort hopping at Disney.

Going from resort to resort using their buses, monorail, and 

the boats.  Photo bombing Eric and his daughter Allie.

Capped off the day with supper together at Paradisio 37 in Disney Springs.  What a fun time!

Monday was bring a stuffed animal pet to school day.

Helping Braelyn with her homework.

Mid-week treat to our brand new Dunkin' Donuts!

Maddy chose chocolate frosting with sprinkles.

Strawberry frosting with sprinkles for Brae.

Buddy got powdered chocolate filled!

Mommy helping with Brae's homework.

Swung by the farm to pick up some fresh eggs.

Mommy watching the news about the hurricane and potential tornados.

Randoms:

Probably not the most efficient way to carry a spare, but hey, if it works!

Pan roasted corvina with pesto on asparagus and cauliflower "rice".

Have a great weekend!!