No matter what diet you follow, be sure to have plenty of water.

We all know how important it is to have plenty of water while dieting, but this just takes the cake. Apparently, Tropical Storm Ernesto thought I wasn't having enough, and was gracious enough to dump millions of gallons of it on my street. How nice of him, huh?

After nearly a foot of rain, the water was so high that it came all the way up to the foundation of our house. Every time a vehicle would drive by, we'd get waves crashing in our yard and against our house. Luckily, the inside of the house stayed dry and there is no evidence of water damage. We lost power, phone, cable tv, and cable internet for 42 hours, but it's all back now. The water has receded too. I think it's time to buy flood insurance. :-D

2 days until school starts!