A day off work not because of Labor Day, but because of Hurricane Felix

So, just as I finally gained enough energy to get ready for work today, thinking about everyone back home that had the day off today because of Labor Day, we received a phone call from Vanessa, the principal, letting us know that school had been cancelled because Tela had been put on hurricane watch. Vanessa was nice enough to come over and pick us up so we could get supplies and food and prepare for the hurricane. Not to worry though, we have had more than enough time to prepare, and the hurricane isn't supposed to come until Tuesday night, Wednesday morning. So just in case you guys can't get a hold of me, it's just because the electricity and water will most likely be turned off for at least a day or two. To help prepare, we had to fill up the "pila" (our outdoor "laundry tub") with water. This is the same pila Sara and I have been too afraid to wash our clothes in because of how dirty, green, and slimy it looked. We've resorted to washing our clothes in the sink and in the bucket we use for showers. Anyways, we were told we had to clean it out and fill it up with water, so reluctantly I climbed in (with shower slippers of course) and scrubbed the inside of the tub with soap and water to try to clean it out as much as possible.
We are pretty excited to experience our first hurricane, but of course at the same time we hope it's not going to be too scary and that it's not going to be too big of a storm. I can't imagine what it would be like if our house got flooded, although Vanessa assured us that the flooding if any, will be a lot less than other places because we're located on higher ground. I guess we'll just have to wait and see!