And according to the Centerpoint Energy website, I'll continue opening with that sentence, inserting Day eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen and fourteen. Yes folks, we MIGHT receive power by next Thursday. Fred's office and many of my friends' homes are promised power AFTER next Thursday.
We received a text message this evening informing us the kids will not start school until Wednesday.
This is not fun. This is not an adventure. This is not something we'll look back on and laugh.
Did I mention those "chariots sent from Heaven" restored power to approximately 50 homes in our neighborhood then like winged demons, flew away leaving the rest of us in the dark? Just eight houses down from me, some family is enjoying centrally circulated air, munching Jollytime microwave popcorn and has turned on every stinkin' light in their home. Taunting the rest of us, no doubt.
Fred is leaving for D.C, Sunday and will not return until Wednesday. Thank goodness Corbin knows how to start the generator because the contraption scares me. Though it is safely resting on the driveway on the other side of the garage door, and the garage door is shut and the interior garage door is shut and our bedroom door is shut, I still believe every night I close my eyes I will wake up and see Jesus and He will inform me I died from carbon monoxide poisoning as others have done in the past few days.
I washed clothes today (but couldn't dry because no 220 adapters are to be found within 200 miles) and relived childhood memories at the same time. The only thing missing was the clothesline my mother had strung between two trees in the backyard. Instead, I substituted our bar stools!
So, here we are, 2 adults, 2 kids, 2 dogs and a cat sharing the same bedroom because the temperature is once again climbing and we are having to take advantage of the window unit we have rigged in the window. Fred and Scooter snore, Corbin talks in his sleep and Gabbie is watching an endless procession of mind-numbing Disney Channel shows one after another.
2 comments:
Just need to wash your underwear out and hang it on your fence!! Or string a line in the gargage so all can see it!! If I remember correctly - they are a "little stiff" after being air dried!! Linda
There's always room at the "inn"!! We would love to have you have drop in for a visit in the the "country".
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