It's difficult to hear the news about the north east and not wonder how people are coping. Having lived in the north east for a great deal of my life I knew about hurricanes but they never grew to this force. This has been just horrible. As you hear the reports it is a good time to talk with your children about disaster plans for your family. Every area of the country has some type of natural disaster and especially for teenagers that are often driving their own cars you need to have plans in place for what to do when one hits. Since I am in Texas we have mostly tornadoes and sometime ice storms. I remember one time when my daughter had just gotten her license and we had not discussed driving (or better) not driving on ice. I was in Dallas and she was at the high school in a play rehearsal. A freak ice storm came up, one we had not expected. When I got home I could not find her. I started to check with the peers she had been with. She eventually got home and had driven her friends home but at about 10 miles an hour. After that I understood the necessity of a plan in advance. Our thoughts and prayers are with those of you in the affected area. Sherri
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