239 / 365 Higher Ground

H and I have been following the updates on Hurricane Irene throughout the weekend, but H’s mom (who lived on Staten Island, New York before moving in with us six years ago) has been glued to the TV.  While watching CNN she was amazed to see a report on the evacuation of the hospital where she had worked for twenty-six years (and which is located just a short walk from her old home).  If she were still living there, she would have been evacuated as well (since she lived in one of the red zones on the map)… which makes her even happier to be with us.