Making Ready

Here are a few of the things we're doing to get ready for Ivan:

? Buy and prepare food to take with us to the Conservatory
? Buy plastic sheeting to cover everything in the house that needs covered
? Secure our important papers and bring them to the Conservatory
? Go to Stock Island to feed Crimpy, Sharon's cat, and give him a clean litterbox
? Filled the car's gas tank
? Withdrew emergency cash from the Credit Union
? Fill the tub with water
? Make extra ice for the freezer

The last minute things will be to move everything portable, including the potted plants, indoors; turn off the water to the house and the electricity in our apartment -- except for the refrigerator; turn off the propane tank; put the last plywood sheets up on the glass double doors.

The rest of the house is closed up. John and David left last night to drive north.