Can't Handle Power Loss

I managed to make it through the 24 hours of no power during Hurricane Irene okay. My Dad and Stepmom still had power, so I went there. This freak snow storm rendered more people without power than the hurricane. Our power went out around 2 pm Saturday and returned around midnight Monday going into Tuesday. It was a cold, rough few days.

First, Todd was gone for most of it. Second, it was cold. Bitterly cold. Third, we were not prepared for this storm like we were for Irene so we were not stocked up on tons of non-perishable food and it was actually a hungry few days. We had some Pop Tarts and snacks, so it was okay, but not anywhere near what I wanted to have on hand.

Second, Halloween came without power. Where we take the kids every year still had power, so we went to there. Trying to get the kids ready without power was a challenge and somewhere in the middle of Trick or Treating I realized that I had no way to remove the pounds of Vampire makeup slathered on Krystal's face. We stopped at Denny's for some hot dinner after trick or treating and then Walmart to purchase more candles, hand warmers and another warm blanket. I really didn't want to go home. The anxiety was overwhelming. Home was dirty (thanks to Peyton crushing a whole box of goldfish into the carpet and dishes I couldn't wash coming out of the sink) and freezing and dark.

Also, Peyton was sick. She was coughing so badly she couldn't sleep and kept waking herself up crying. I had her in a onesie, leg warmers and 2 pairs of footie pajamas. Still I felt it wasn't enough. She was also in bed with Todd and me Halloween night. Just before the power came back on, Krystal burst in our bedroom to tell us she had thrown up all through the hallway. After cleaning up the best he could by flashlight Todd came back to bed. Shortly later the power returned and Todd turned the bedroom heat on (it was glorious once it kicked in) then Krystal wakes us up AGAIN.......now her ceiling is flooding. Water is pouring out everywhere. Todd throws some bins under the leaks and finishes cleaning up Krystal's throw up while Peyton and I go back to sleep.

Once everything was better under control and I could clean up the mess that was making my skin crawl, I felt better. Of course there was no school for the rest of the week. Cable/internet wasn't restored until the end of the week and the kids were tired of all of it.

That was one week I was glad to see end.