Sam is doing well since his shoulder surgery earlier this month - he had a bone spur on the end of his clavicle that was tearing up the muscles and tissue in his shoulder. I would say he has about 85% full range of motion and if keeps up with his exercises he'll be back to his old self in no time at all. He also got cleared for light duty yesterday and will be back at work doing odds and ends in the department office starting Monday - no more late nights and sleeping in for this guy!
And wouldn't you know it, it's that famous time of year here in Florida - HURRICANE SEASON! This year I want to get us prepped. Only took three or four years to get there. I think because I've lived in the state all my life and have always dealt with hurricanes that I guess that it's no big deal (I'm sure there are so many others that think this way too). And mainly because my parents were always the ones doing all the prepping.
So instead of working, here I am looking up Hurricane Prep (but you know, it is kind of work related). During my search I've stumbled across FEMA's page (site) and saw they have a section dealing with first responders and their families. I haven't gone through this whole brochure (Here: Ready Responder Toolkit)but it looks well put together - it's in a nice PDF file so you can save it to your desktop if needed. And it can probably serve as a nice guideline for other severe weather climates.
We've been lucky here so far that we haven't had a severe enough storm where Sam has had to bunker up at the department for the duration of the storm. I think I worry about that the most. I would hate to be separated from him during a disaster of some sort and left to fend for myself and four critters (that's right, I said four. We just added a new dog to the mix - Zelda, black lab mix puppy). Dealing with them is a hurricane in it's own right.
And since season starts tomorrow, I guess I need to start building our emergency kits. I'll have to make a post of everything I include. Suggestions are always welcomed!
