And down came the ICE!

I am writing this in retrospect... Yes, it has taken me this long to get back on track after the mess of the ice storm! The weather reports predicted that it was coming, but you know how that goes - how often are they right? Well, they were right this time! Schools let out at noon on Monday, even though nothing was really happening yet, by that evening the ice was coming down, and it just kept on coming! On Tuesday morning around 10:00 (right after I had a shower, washed, dryed and rolled my hair) the electricity went out! We spent most of the day pinned to the window watching as trees cracked and popped to the ground. That night was the scariest because all we could hear were crashes as trees and limbs fell all around us! On Wednesday we woke up to find tree after tree uprooted or knocked down. Not to mention that we were freezing! Here are some points to remember. . .

1) Kerry went and got the shrimp boiler (gas powered) from Breaux's to boil water for baths with. The boys all took hot baths and smelled like boiled shrimp! I, however, did not like the idea of smelling like a shrimp - so I just did without!

2) The only place with electricty to eat was the 1 stop - a gas station in Farmington, where everyone knows your name! Mr. Bobby cooked us up some eggs and bacon and even heated some of Kyler's pancakes up for him! As soon as we would wake, we would layer on some clothes and head out the door for the 1 stop!

3) Going somewhere in the car was like a vacation-- heat and a dvd player!

4) CoCo quickly learned the warmest spot in the house was by the Mr. Buddy heater and that is where you could find her most of the time.

5) On Thursday the Bunches got electricty and let us come over and take showers! Yeah!

6) We brought the boys mattresses in our room and kept the "Mr. Buddy" going so we could all stay semi-warm at night.

It seems so long ago now, but at the time it was quit the adventure and something we will not soon forget! I still have great appreciation for the simple things - lights, heat, showers, etc! I know that for years to come we will say, "remember the ice storm of 2009. . . "