We spent two days preparing for Frankenstorm.

Steve went up on the roof and cleaned out the gutters. I blew out my back cleaning out the basement. We raked the leaves off the street and piled them onto the lawn. We bought water and beer — all the essentials. 

The biggest worry is the stream that runs next to our property. It's dry as a bone right now, but we're expecting white water rapids a few feet from the foundation of the house.  All the swamps have been drained and filled with McManions in this area of Jersey, so the streams and rivers overflow too easily. 

I'm not sure how long we'll keep power. No computers or TV might mean we'll have to play board games. Horror.