Location: Granite NW, Silverdale
*Eyes are closed* We've all been for twelve hours (there's not much to do in the powerless night) now, maybe! Just maybe, the power will be on! *fingers crossed*
*Open Eyes*
Aw crap. Now going on hour 15 with no power... goodie. This is officially a first for Chad and I. Neither of us had ever gone longer than an hour or two without power.
Well, that was a let down, but whatever, life must go on - we need to find coffee!
Did you know I have a single burner camping stove? A bit of fuel? An Italian espresso maker? AND a hammer?? What does that mean? COFFEE! The hammer of course was used to "grind" the beans. Duh.
I know, we're geniuses. Its ok, no applause necessary.
Don't let the fireplace fool you. Its basically just for show. A pathetic gas fire, warm to only about 3 feet in front of it.... Which was being hogged by Joule....
Now that the important things were taken care of, it was time to take care of business...
On Sunday, we bought everything for our Thanksgiving feast... a duck, two chickens, cheese, veggies... and now we didn't have a refrigerator... or freezer... and things were starting to get a little warm....
Luckily, its still below freezing outside, and we have plastic bins! YES! All the stuff from the freezer, in a bin, on the porch! All the stuff from the fridge, in a bin, in the garage! Thanksgiving is saved!
After that is was all... no hill (you know, not up-hill, or down-hill), just a day we were trying to make the best of. Chad ended up getting a snow day off work. We played some cards, bundled up at one point to go out and make a snowman. The best part was, my friend Bryan and his family invited us over for dinner and some warmth - they lived on the other side of Silverdale... they had power...
And that was that. We came home and slept for another 12 hours. At this point our house was about 43 degrees, so we all slept together to stay warm - Chad, Joule, Me, then Milli.
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