Making friends with Sandy

As most of you are aware, Hurricane Sandy has taken New York and other parts of the US hostage.  We are very lucky to live on the Upper West Side - no where near rising water levels.  For us it is mainly the inconvenience of being stuck indoors as we ride out the immense storm.
All public transport has been suspended, all schools are closed Monday and Tuesday and we have all been advised to stay indoors.
Its amazing how a city as busy as New York can come to a complete standstill in such a short amount of time.  There are hardly any people on the streets and virtually all stores are closed.  It's actually quite eerie.
The kids didn't mind having a day off school today.  We managed quite well with the day divided into 2 hour segments to keep everyone occupied.  We had Bill's Ricotta Hotcakes for breakfast to remind us of Sydney.  What a treat to have the honeycomb butter (made from Crunchie's sent from home)! The boys played a lot of Wii and Claudia and I spent some time doing nails!  We read, baked a cake, watched a movie and are now starting dinner and winding down. 
One day stuck at home is fine, relaxing even.  Tomorrow might require more thought and ingenuity!
Thanks for all your messages - we are 100% fine.

Wind and rain outside