Yearly Power Outage

Yup, you read that right! Just about once a year (sometimes more) we lose our power for multiple days in a row...not just a couple of minutes/hours. We are not sure why this is, but you could go to the bank with it -- sometime during the year we will find ourselves throwing out everything in the fridge/freezer, finding a hotel, or staying with a friend.

It is the most frustrating thing in the world to have this happen, especially when you have kids! It just messes everything up! But, try doing all this with a new puppy! Well, that adds a WHOLE NEW dimension to it all! Although, Daisy did VERY well with all the adjustments, considering! The kids on the other hand, I think we will be trying to make-up for the lost sleep for a couple of days to come!!

As frustrating it all is, the kids actually said they like the power outage because we got to have a 'family sleep-over' in the living room. (Mom did NOT like this, not that I didn't like being with my kids, but there was not much 'sleeping' being had, that and it was REALLY cold!!!)

So, here are some photos from this year's outage. We are praying this will not be a year of MULTIPLE outages as in past years! Enjoy!