Signing off until (1) next Tuesday (Day 12) or (2) the power comes back on.
Day 6 (Wednesday):
Status: Still no power, but rumors that it may be restored by the weekend.
Activities: Last day at work for the week, because I must rescue the amazing in-laws from the wrath of my three school-less children. Very, very, very cold shower.
Attitude: Cheap white wine isn't so bad at room temperature.
Day 5 (Tuesday):
Status: Still no electricity. Web site says it will be restored by the 29th of this month (13 days).
Activities: Another day at work, then home to set up camping supplies (cooler, lantern, camping cook stove the size of a saucer...a tea saucer, you smart ass, not a flying saucer)
Attitude: WTH? Feeling at wits end.
Day 4 (Monday):
Status: Still no electricity. No word on when it might be restored, perhaps three weeks from now. Remnants of frozen food moved to very kind in-laws house. FEMA ice, water, and fruit received.
Activity: Leave three heathens with very kind in-laws, go to work. Back home, to light lantern, cook Ramen noodles on camping stove, and sleep in own bed.
Attitude: How am I supposed to get news or do any work without Internet access at home?
Day 3 (Sunday):
Status: At the very kind in-laws house, having cooked partial Fiesta Feast. No significant storm damage of any kind (we are too far inland).
Activity: Wondering how in Ba'hai's name the power could still be on way out in the country but not at our house in the big city.
Attitude: Confounded.
Day 2 (Saturday):
Status: Power goes out at 7 AM. It isn't even raining yet.
Activity: Diet out the window. Large bowl of beans and fritos for breakfast.
Attitude: Whatever.
Day 1 (Friday):
Status: Icebox full of beer, cheap wine, raw tortillas, fiesta feast supplies.
Activity: Put on large crock pot of pinto beans to cook overnight.
Attitude: I got laundry to do and a book to read. Bring on the rain and wind, Ikey
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