Hello Again!
In case you haven't been watching the news lately, much of our area and beyond was struck by a huge snow and ice storm , that crippled the state. Thousands of people lost power Tuesday night a week ago, and many still remain without power now. The western part of the state was especially hard hit.
We lost power when the ice literally caused branches to shear off the big pine in our backyard. The branches unfortunately hit the power lines, and ripped the electric service to our house off the wall. We called our electrician in the middle of the night, and he came out the next day to put that part of the service backup. The power company then had to come and inspect the work, before they could reconnect the power lines from the house to the pole.
It was freezing in the house, as the temperatures outside plummeted to 10*. We had planned to go to Nashville on Saturday for a funeral, but we left Friday instead. We loaded up our dogs, and took off to stay with my brother and sister in law. What a lifesaver that was.
Our neighbors called us Sunday to tell us the power had been restored. We came home on Monday, to a very cold house, but we flipped the switch, and the furnace came back to life. It took a long time for the house to get comfortable, but it was wonderful to see things coming back together.
Our cable and internet service was not restored until Thursday, so I have been catching up on emails, Facebook, and my Etsy shop. I wasn't able to make things for my shop with no electricity, so I am way behind there.
Today was almost 60* outside, so Ben cleaned up some of the branches after I took photos for the insurance company. It's supposed to be nice this weekend too, so maybe more ice will melt.
I CAN'T WAIT FOR SPRING!!!!!!!
Have a great weekend. Talk to you later. Mary
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