Last night, we had more excitement. It was pouring yesterday - and DC, Alexandria, Arlington and PG County had a tornado warning. Luckily or unluckily, we only had torrential rain. I called Amy to check on her and she was in bed because her back was hurting. She texted that Chilpolte would help. So, I suited up and went out to get her a burrito and diet coke. While I was at Amy's, mom called. Mom said that she had taken a nap and woke up and the power was out. Crap.
I had planned to go to the grocery store, but I went home because it was getting dark. Every light is on all the way home - but our neighborhood is completely dark. Double crap.
I need to take the dogs out, get candles out, and mom has decided at this time to walk around the house - it is a bit busy. I open the front door to get the dogs out and - thank goodness for the best buy I ever made....the double gate on the front porch, because a new family is out walking their 2 year old with their two dogs and the only unleashed unfenced dog in the neighborhood (Boog, who is a very sweet, very big Boxer) charges the two leashed dogs, who then go after him. A complete disaster - dark, wet, 2 year old, leashed dogs, unleashed dog. Boog's owners were frantically calling him, I brought my dogs back in, mom is milling around, my dogs are highly excited and WANT to go out and in the dark pandemonium, one of the pictures on the wall falls and comes very close to Bennett. I hear breaking glass - and now I yell. I yell at everyone to SIT DOWN. Mom says for me to not yell at the dogs. I don't say anything, I am calm - I really want HER to sit down.
We're now going to Amy's house. Amy is ready for us (she knew as soon as the power was out Mom wouldn't stay here), I get mom in my car with her ipad, cashmere wrap and a lean cuisine, blow out the candles, get the dogs and their dog food in the car and leave. It is quite, calm, nice.
At Amy's we watch the end of the Orioles game, which ends in a 2-1 loss to Kansas City. I would have been so much fun to watch the Orioles and hopefully the Giants in the World Series. A dream.
We then start the Giants game and start texting and calling Carole - mainly to annoy her at the game start - to see if she is home watching or at the game. Tony answers the phone - they are going to the game tonight!!!!! And, two of them get to help unfurl the American flag during the playing of the National Anthem!!!! How much fun is that?????!!!!!!! I will record the game and MAYBE we will see Tony, Carole, Jane and Emma somewhere in the crowd. It is a sea of orange - It would have been so great if the Orioles could have played them. It would have been orange overload. But fun.
Just so you know, I haven't checked the basement yet. That can wait.
Have a beautiful, Orange, Thursday!
Love, Leslie
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