Two days ago, a big hurricane hit the east coast of the US. We were one of the less fortunate ones who lost power during the storm. Luckily, we have a generator, (thanks to Y2K worries) so we are able to stay in our house. We have the heat hooked up to the generator as well as a few other appliances such as the sump pump and freezer. It actually hasn't been as bad as I would have thought.
We've all slept in the family room since that is where the heat is. We've played lots of board games to keep busy. We've showered at the YMCA and our church. We ate at the church and enjoyed a meal at Hometown Buffet.
I've been reading a lot of Janette Oke books lately and many of her stories are back in the "olde" days when the fire needed to be started every morning, the items that needed to be kept cool were stored in a cellar and so on. It's felt a little like being back then except that we get to escape every now and then to civilization. The only bummer is that we have no way to cook food or even heat up water in the house so that has been a major pain.
Right now, it seems like we will still be without power for a few days. Our neighbor and our house are the only 2 on the street without power. That means we are low man on the totem pole for getting fixed.
So here we sit... in the dark...
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