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The bus was late, but I could see the dust loud building over the hill, so I knew it was close. The bus driver smiled at me as he opened the door, and it took my little girl two trips to get everything off the bus. I hugged her as she got off the school bus for the last time. She carried the heavy back pack and I had a milk crate of books in my hand.
Cassie is not old enough to comprehend that it will be a long time before school reopens. I’m just happy the school let her bring her books home so she can keep studying. I shut the gate and parked the old ford against it, before we walked up to the house. She was excited that school was out only a month after it started. The dogs were waiting as we got to the top of the hill and about knocked her over in their excitement that Cassie had returned from school.
My wife was standing in the doorway, happy our youngest was home. She had already put the rifle down and behind the door. Carrie was not only my wife, but she was the crack shot in the household. She was watching over me as I waited for the bus, and was on the lookout for trouble. The older kids, actually young adults, had just arrived about two hours prior to my youngest. Mike was able to get a U-Haul for his important stuff and a trailer to bring his jeep back. Caroline only had time to toss what she really needed in the old ford and get out of Lafayette.
Mike and Caroline were still unpacking and moving some stuff around when they heard Cassie was home. At the same time they came out of the garage door to tell he hello and she was surprised they were here. She told them school was closed because of the emergency and not one of the kids was upset about it. Cassie said Mrs. Johnson was crying when the school day was over and two of the kids at school had the Sherriff and one of the school workers drive them home. One of the kids in her class had her grandma pick her up and she said mom must be running late today. The subject of the conversation changed and she asked how long they were staying and they both said ….awhile.
Having two more adults will be great in getting a few of the chores done before winter. The building materials I needed were delivered last week and I was not looking forward to repair the metal roof alone. Now I’ll have a helper and a spotter to get the job done. Two afternoons of work and we should be good to go. They can also help split the cut wood that is in piles in several places out in the woods. The extra firewood will be important this winter.
My brother, his wife and two teenage kids will be arriving later this evening. He called about an hour ago and said traffic was moving and not as many vehicles were on the roads as they expected. Guess people just don’t know what to make of this emergency. They are coming with a motor home, a rented truck and the two cars they have. His neighbors said they were crazy to drive 5 hours to our place to live in the motor home. His wife tossed one of the neighbors a key to their house and said keep an eye on it till they return. The four vehicle convoy headed out around 11 AM this morning.
In the morning our time to be at the grocery store is from 10AM to 10:30 AM. The stores were closed yesterday as part of the emergency orders and the supervised shopping program starts tomorrow. We got lucky, and will be the second wave of supervised shoppers. No checks, credit or debit cards can be used. Cash, silver and gold are the only way we can pay for the items. There is no limit on what we can purchase, as long as we can pay for it.
The bus was late, but I could see the dust loud building over the hill, so I knew it was close. The bus driver smiled at me as he opened the door, and it took my little girl two trips to get everything off the bus. I hugged her as she got off the school bus for the last time. She carried the heavy back pack and I had a milk crate of books in my hand.
Cassie is not old enough to comprehend that it will be a long time before school reopens. I’m just happy the school let her bring her books home so she can keep studying. I shut the gate and parked the old ford against it, before we walked up to the house. She was excited that school was out only a month after it started. The dogs were waiting as we got to the top of the hill and about knocked her over in their excitement that Cassie had returned from school.
My wife was standing in the doorway, happy our youngest was home. She had already put the rifle down and behind the door. Carrie was not only my wife, but she was the crack shot in the household. She was watching over me as I waited for the bus, and was on the lookout for trouble. The older kids, actually young adults, had just arrived about two hours prior to my youngest. Mike was able to get a U-Haul for his important stuff and a trailer to bring his jeep back. Caroline only had time to toss what she really needed in the old ford and get out of Lafayette.
Mike and Caroline were still unpacking and moving some stuff around when they heard Cassie was home. At the same time they came out of the garage door to tell he hello and she was surprised they were here. She told them school was closed because of the emergency and not one of the kids was upset about it. Cassie said Mrs. Johnson was crying when the school day was over and two of the kids at school had the Sherriff and one of the school workers drive them home. One of the kids in her class had her grandma pick her up and she said mom must be running late today. The subject of the conversation changed and she asked how long they were staying and they both said ….awhile.
Having two more adults will be great in getting a few of the chores done before winter. The building materials I needed were delivered last week and I was not looking forward to repair the metal roof alone. Now I’ll have a helper and a spotter to get the job done. Two afternoons of work and we should be good to go. They can also help split the cut wood that is in piles in several places out in the woods. The extra firewood will be important this winter.
My brother, his wife and two teenage kids will be arriving later this evening. He called about an hour ago and said traffic was moving and not as many vehicles were on the roads as they expected. Guess people just don’t know what to make of this emergency. They are coming with a motor home, a rented truck and the two cars they have. His neighbors said they were crazy to drive 5 hours to our place to live in the motor home. His wife tossed one of the neighbors a key to their house and said keep an eye on it till they return. The four vehicle convoy headed out around 11 AM this morning.
In the morning our time to be at the grocery store is from 10AM to 10:30 AM. The stores were closed yesterday as part of the emergency orders and the supervised shopping program starts tomorrow. We got lucky, and will be the second wave of supervised shoppers. No checks, credit or debit cards can be used. Cash, silver and gold are the only way we can pay for the items. There is no limit on what we can purchase, as long as we can pay for it.