We were off Monday and today, but we didn’t do anything interesting at all. Yesterday we were kind of waiting for a rep from Sysco to come out to the park so we stayed here. He was going to bring us some samples of popcorn chicken that the owners want us to sell, as well as some packaging ideas for it. He never came. Maybe he will be here later in the week, but that means we can’t order the products until next week. Oh well.

Everyone in the park was preparing for tropical storm Edouard Monday evening. We were expecting high winds and lots of rain. Awnings were being rolled in and everything that could blow away was put inside. We don’t keep much out, so we just put our chairs and little table away. We definitely got a lot of rain, but there was hardly any wind. It was not much different than the thunderstorms that regularly blow through the area. Some of the work campers were really worried about this one for some reason. Rain is still expected for the next few days which is actually kind of nice because it means it will be cooler than it has been…

We did still go into Cypress today. We left earlier in the morning than usual just in case the storm got bad, but it was really nothing. We went to IHOP for a late breakfast. It just recently opened, but it was still quite busy even at 11 am on a Tuesday. I had their special lemon pancakes with berry sauce and whipped cream, and Kevin had original pancakes and sausage. We both thought it was good. Then we made quick stops at Radio Shack and JC Penny’s, then to Wal-Mart for groceries. We spent more than we usually do–nearly $52.00, but we were out of some staples and I got a few things that I only buy at Wal-Mart. We didn’t really need anything else, and it was raining pretty hard, so we headed home. I watched the storm from the coach, but Kevin got stuck over in the snack bar. He went over to make sure the Sysco order had come in and to see how the day had gone, and it really started pouring. He just stayed and talked to Jeff and Rebecca, and had lots of stuff to tell me when he got back.