Let there be light...

I am ecstatic to announce that our house has had power restored! We were very surprised when the lights came on just minutes after I had booked a hotel room for the evening. Earlier in the day we were told it wouldn't be until Monday when our power was expected to be restored so we were doing the jig of joy when I heard the heater kick in and the lights turn on.

There are still a lot of houses that do not have electricity to them. We have a few extra kids spending the night tonight because they were driving their parents crazy. On the way to pick up Steve, Chandler's best friend, we went past 8 houses that had been hit by trees and one house where a 40ft pine had crashed on both of their vehicles. On Steve's street they had 4 power poles that had fallen. And Steve's house had been hit by a tree. Luckily it was a smaller tree and only light damage had occured.

We were very lucky. We had one tree down and then three big branches from our large apple tree in the front broke off, luckily it was on the side that was standing over Ken's Suburban.

Last night we huddled in my bedroom, the outside temperature dipping down to 9 degrees and our house temperature down to 41. But the king size bed slept three of us and Chandler slept on the floor. We put those hand-warmers in our socks and our pockets and slept fairly well. Tonight the temperature was suppose to drop very low again, which is why we had the hotel reservation. You know me, I am not fond of the cold.

Sorry to dissapoint you Jordan, there was no snow. We only had the freezing rain. So not even any fun activities, just really, really, really cold. However, when the sun hits the trees that are encased in ice, it is one of the prettiest things you have ever seen. They look like crystal. Or how Chandler describes them like huge spider webs with the morning mist on them. If you are interested in some of the pictures others have taken they have a slideshow at http://www.wmur.com/weather/18255928/detail.html?widgetId=55963

The kids did get Friday off, and there is a chance that they won't go to school on Monday. The schools have power but they are being used as emergency shelters for those who still don't have power.

Ken's father made it through surgery without incident. Ken says he is doing better but is grumpy.

Thank you for everyones best wishes.