From 5pm on Tuesday until 5am on Wednesday this week, we were without electricity. Our whole extended neighborhood was for that matter.
Until you don't have it, you forget how dependent you are on those kWh's of power.
Everything from not being able to close the garage door to not being able to warm up baby food becomes a hassle. Not only that, but with small children it's never good to lose air conditioning when it's in the low 90s outside. By 8:30pm, the outside light wasn't much help anymore either and everything had to be done by flashlight.
In the end, we pulled through just fine. After freting during the night about Casey in a hot house, potentially not being able to lock the garage door all day and whether or not daycare would even be open (as they are only a few houses down) the power came on in just the nick of time to keep me from having to stay home and possibly missing my date with Messer at the Twins game at noon.
I now have a rekindled appreciation for electricity.
Until you don't have it, you forget how dependent you are on those kWh's of power.
Everything from not being able to close the garage door to not being able to warm up baby food becomes a hassle. Not only that, but with small children it's never good to lose air conditioning when it's in the low 90s outside. By 8:30pm, the outside light wasn't much help anymore either and everything had to be done by flashlight.
In the end, we pulled through just fine. After freting during the night about Casey in a hot house, potentially not being able to lock the garage door all day and whether or not daycare would even be open (as they are only a few houses down) the power came on in just the nick of time to keep me from having to stay home and possibly missing my date with Messer at the Twins game at noon.
I now have a rekindled appreciation for electricity.
Oh THANK GOD you were able to keep your date with Messer! whew! I certainly would have lost sleep last night had to missed it.
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Now, now Molly. Is that tone necessary?
ReplyDeleteI don't mind when the electricity goes out... until my laptop battery runs dry.
ReplyDelete*hangs head in shame* I suppose not.
ReplyDeleteSorry Brian. I'll go put myself in time out now.
It's alright Mo. You can take yourself out of time out now.
ReplyDeleteThanks B
ReplyDeleteWhy do I get the feeling that you are both being sarcastic and that it is aimed at me. You know I don't get sarcasm and I don't appriciate that tone.
ReplyDelete...jerks.
Chalk it up.
ReplyDeleteI'm insulting people (i.e. my wife) without even trying.
Not good.
Gina, I'm pretty sure we cannot be friends if you continue to not understand my wit and sarcasm. It is part of my daily life, and if you cannot accept that - this friendship is over.
ReplyDeletefinally.
ReplyDeleteI'll call you later.