Well, so much for January being uneventful. The ice storm of 2009 changed my easy, relaxing month into a week of craziness. The storm started Monday afternoon with freezing rain and continued through early Wednesday morning ending with snow. We lost power Tuesday night around 11:00 p.m. right after I got all the kids to sleep. (I had my sister's two kids sleeping over because their power was already out.) Adam kept a fire in the fireplace all night and the house stayed pretty warm. My brother, Jim, and his family got to my house around 9:30 that morning because they had also lost power in the night. We had fun rosting hot dogs and marshmallows in the fireplace and stayed relatively warm.
My parents got power back around noon that day, so we loaded up and headed to their house. All 15 of us spent the night there that night. It was nice to have lights and heat again!
We got power back at our house Thursday afternoon. We were very happy to be home again, and were thrilled to sleep in our own beds. I'm sure mom and dad were happy too!
My parents got power back around noon that day, so we loaded up and headed to their house. All 15 of us spent the night there that night. It was nice to have lights and heat again!
We got power back at our house Thursday afternoon. We were very happy to be home again, and were thrilled to sleep in our own beds. I'm sure mom and dad were happy too!
We are the fortunate ones. There are still so many without power. It could be weeks before some people have their power restored. I think we really do take so much for granted. I don't believe I can ever remember a time that I went more than a few hours without power until now. I cannot end without mentioning my father-in-law. When I thought the storm was coming, I called him and asked him if I could come get some firewood because we were almost out. He brought us enough to get through if the power did go out, which of course it did. He is also a linesman for Craighead Electric and has been working with very few breaks since the storm hit.
We know firsthand how much time these guys devote to getting people's power restored.
The kids and I went back to school today and I have to admit it is nice to be back to normal. Hopefully, we won't see any more ice for a long time!!
2 comments:
I'm glad you have yours back and that things are returning to normal for you! I talked to my mom yesterday afternoon and they are still without...and probably will be until mid-week. Yikes!
We were living in Arkadelphia in 2000 and a bad ice storm hit on Christmas day. We were without power for 7 days and ended up staying with some neighbors/friends down the street. We saw those friends when we were home at Christmas and laughed while remembering that time. It's easy to laugh now, but it wasn't so fun back then...
Ice is scary, scary stuff!
I thought of your father-in-law when the power was going out. He has to be exhausted by now! I am glad you guys are doing well!
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