Bulldogs vs. Irene (Lola and Diesel)

As we're sure most of you noticed, the better part of yesterday and today were spent waiting for Hurricane Irene to stop clobbering the state of Maryland and the rest of the East Coast. Personally, we kind of liked it since Mom and Dad were home the whole weekend and didn't leave for more than an hour each day! Thankfully, we never lost power and no damage to our house!

On Saturday morning, Dad had to get up on a ladder and repair the gutters, and then he decided to further protect the foundation (we've been known to get water in the basement) by putting plastic sheeting over the area most susceptible to flooding. Diesel excitedly helped Dad batten down the hatches (camera in air conditioned house + humid air outside = foggy photos):

On Saturday night, Dad thought it would be smart to heed the advice of the newscasters and sleep on the lower level of the house... especially since there are gigantic old trees all around the property. Lola braved out the storm on her own upstairs, while Diesel trembled at Mom's feet on the pull out sofa. He was also very helpful as she attempted to fold the bed back up this morning.

And wouldn't you know it, it turned into a BEAUTIFUL afternoon today. A lovely breeze, low humidity, sunshine... We took a family walk which included our favorite summer pastime- stream swimming! When we got home, we got our second bath in three days! woot woot!

We'll take a hurricane any weekend- it rocked!