It all started so innocently... a nice snow storm and about 4-6inches of fresh powder.
School was cancelled and the kids rushed outside (dressed in endless layers of snow gear) to sled with all the neighbor kids.
There was giggling, sledding, snowball fights, and lots of fun.
Then came the rain... and then came the ice.
It was BEAUTIFUL.
But, it was also treacherous and within a few hours over 600,000 homes and businesses were without power including our home. It was 12 degrees the first night but luckily we have a gas fireplace and some candles and flashlights and we were able to stay warm enough. Some friends loaned us a generator and we were able to plug in our fridge and the fan on the fireplace.
We played games by candlelight and made shadow puppets and told stories in the dark.
It was an adventure.
They said it would take the power company 7-10 days to get the power back on but we were some of the lucky ones and ours finally turned on a few hours ago after 3 long days and 2 cold nights.
We screamed and cheered and I must admit my eyes got a little damp. My kids are warm in bed and I have never been more thankful for: my toaster, and my garbage disposal, and my closet light, and my oven, and my blow dryer, and my washing machine, and my dryer, and my automatic garage door, and my dishwasher, and my computer, and my TV, and ELECTRICITY... it is a wonderful invention.
(I love this man)
6 comments:
It is beautiful, now that the power is on huh?:) I cannot even imagine!!! We would be it big trouble it that happened to us! We are so not prepared, time to do something about that!
Scary!!! Thank goodness for kind neighbors with generators :)
Following the prophet's advice finally pays off. What a crazy experience. I'm glad you are all nice and toasty now.
We have been watching the news and wondering if you were without power. I'm glad your up and running again. It sounds like it was kind of fun though. My friends you have had one adventurous month. Hang in there!
Wow! What an experience. I can't even imagine what we would do without power. I need to get a generator, and a fireplace, and some more blankets! I feel cold just thinking about it. Glad you guys have your power back.
Ice storms ARE beautiful. We've had a couple this year. They leave me awestruck. I would not have handled 3 days without power well. I, too, love my electricity. Thank goodness for fireplaces and neighbors.
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