A great and large storm dropped about 9 inches of snow on our house yesterday. Our power went out around 3pm, and as of this writing it hasn’t come on yet. Because we had no candles, we went to bed very early last night. It was pretty cold in the house when we turned in. The temperature in the house this morning was a crisp 45 degrees. So we abandoned ship. We’re staying at my in-laws’ house tonight.
A few things this experience has taught me:
I would share pictures of our winter wonderland, but we had to hike down the hill to get to the car this morning, and I didn’t want to add to the Stuff To Carry pile. I did take some pictures of the kids playing yesterday; I’ll try to share those after we get back home.
Update! The power company’s Twitter feed (I know!) says they’re estimating that most of the power outages will be fixed by 11pm Monday. That’s tomorrow night. For most of the outages. I’m very thankful that we had a place to go!
I’m sorry your power was knocked out! The snow sounds awfully pretty, though. We haven’t had more than a couple of inches since we lived in Columbia. Secondary heat sources are a fantastic idea – we love our gas fireplace!
Yikes! We never get snow. Ever. NOt even when we want it and everyone else except Miami is getting it. I feel like the last kid picked for a kickball game.
Holy cow! I can’t imagine my house getting down to 45 degrees and losing my power for that long. I’d drown. Or something.