Without power for a few days

A windstorm swept through our state, leaving us and many others without power. I quickly realized I am a wimp and would have made a lousy pilgrim or pioneer. It seemed that everything I could think of to do relied on electricity. I am so grateful for my friend, Kathy, who let me bring my entire family to sleep and shower at her house. Plus, she let me bring my freezer things and keep them in her freezer so I wouldn't have to throw everything out. I had to toss everything that was in my refrigerator, but at least most of my freezer contents were spared. It was also nice to be able to heat up some of the meals I had made and frozen, so they wouldn't have to be tossed. I was feeling ahead of the game by making doubles of some of our favorite recipes so I could just reheat them when I got home from work. I had about 6 meals made in advance, and I would have been very sad to have to throw them out. Kathy saved the day for me, and it was nice to be able to do school with Beckie in a home with electricity.