Prepare for the Hurricane!

Right after we wake, we call our travel agency to see if our passports w/ visas are picked up. Since Eastern time is 2 hours ahead of us, our hope is that they picked them up early & FedEx would get them outta there before the storm hits. No such luck! The entire city is shut down to prepare for the storm & all businesses will be closed today & tomorrow. The earliest our passports can be picked up will be on Wednesday. Obviously, they will not get to us in time. Plan B- buy a new one-way flight to Russia leaving later in the week & just use the original flight home. We call one of my best friends, who lives just outside NYC, & ask for a huge favor.  She is willing to get our passports & bring them to us at JFK airport on Friday. Next on the list, drop the kids off at the airport & not cry my eyes out. They are heading to Grandma's house, on a plane, ALONE, for 2 weeks while Corbin & I are in Russia. This is a huge step for Momma!