I had so many plans for the snowstorm! I was going to play CSI, Rockband, and Mario on Wii. I was going to watch TV shows, movies, Saved by the Bell reruns, and Tin Man (which I DVRed in December and still haven't found a 6 hour chunk of time to watch it...) I was going to cook delicious things in the crock pot (namely my chicken pot pie soup which I make every time it snows, or so it seems!) Mostly, I was going to be warm and snuggly and drink hot chocolate!
Yesterday, that did not happen. I went to bed on Friday, and woke up around midnight to discover that the power had gone out. I went back to sleep but woke up again around 7:00 a.m. and couldn't go back to sleep. I bundled up and went downstairs with Watson. There was no way we were going for a walk in the still falling blizzard, so he went out in the back yard - now a very tiny space thanks to the giant drifts of snow!
Anyway, Casey and I spent the day without power. The house held steady at 60 degrees all day, until 9:00 p.m. when it dropped to 59. We packed up our refrigerator contents and stowed it in the snow in the back yard. We wore layers and layers of clothes and huddled under blankets. We read most of the day, and played an intense game of Monopoly (where I totally kicked Casey's ass!) And then finally, we gave into napping because when you're cold and can't get outside there is just nothing else to do... The cats must have been cold too, they snuggled into me while I slept!
We woke up around 5:00, saw the storm was over, and we headed outside to shovel! Okay, so my shoveling part lasted about 10 minutes before I ran inside, but Casey stuck it out for almost 4 hours! She got our steps done, and the sides and backs of the cars out, but the seemingly 40 foot tall mounds covering our vehicles remain... We (or she...) will be tackling that today!
Fortunately, we have a gas hot water heater, so despite the cold temps, we still had scalding hot water!! After warm, toasty showers, we bundled up on the couches with cold turkey sandwiches and talked over candlelight. Just as we were contemplating making tea by running the hot water, the power came back on at 9:48 p.m.!!!
I have never been so excited to turn up the heat in our house!!! (I am the miserly one who keeps the thermostat set very low in the winter and remarks about the electricity bill as Casey is shivering away in corners...)
I heated up soup for Casey, she turned on the television, and I rushed downstairs as fast as I could to... you got it, check my Facebook! The funny thing is that a couple of friends mentioned that they were confused that I hadn't posted anything all day long. What does that say about me and my Facebook obsession!?
So, here we are today, Casey still sleeping away and me enjoying the 70 degree warmth of our house. (Even though, when Casey wakes up, she will say it is too cold!) I've all ready walked the dog (very funny to see him navigate the ice and drifts!), fed the animals, vacuumed the basement and done 2 loads of laundry. I have A LOT more chores to do today before I can enjoy my Wii, but they will get done soon enough.
Thanks to the people who went out in the blizzard to make sure our heat and electricity were restored!!!
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