Thursday September 2, 2004
5:30am Wake up, go to gym for weight class
7:00am back home, make lunches, get kids off to school
8:15am back home from taking kids to school, eat breakfast, start laundry
9:15am leave for tennis
10:45am head to Lowes for tarp (incase house gets hole from Frances)
11:15am go to grocery store for more water and supplies
12:30pm back home for lunch and more laundry, house cleaning, packing
3:00pm go to school to pick up kids, sign says Hurricane Day tomorrow, no school.
3:30 back from school, more laundry and preparation for MY trip ALONE
5:00 husband comes home and says I should leave for Atlanta in the car with all the kids and the dog.
5:30 mad packing
6:30 head out with 20 million other Floridians
Midnight- pull into Georgia welcome center, pray that there will be one spot to park, God provided. Close eyes for 40 minutes. Back on road
5:00am pull over in dark Crackerbarrell parking lot. Close eyes for 20 minutes.
7:45am Good Morning Atlanta! Arrive at Mom and Dad’s, SAFELY! Thank you God!
Wow. That was a long day! We enjoyed having the boys over for part of the “escape from Frances.” The 5 kids got along really well.