A Pre-Turkey Day Surprise! Part 4

Date: November 24, 2010
Location: Granite NW, Silverdale

Another 12 hours of sleep... The dog to my right, my cat and husband to my left, my face covered by the sheets....

Is that my phone ringing?? Time to wake up.

*Fingers Crossed*

Aw, crap. Still no power, but at least its Dad on the phone. Oh great, he's spazzing out a little, I think he thinks we are dying.... maybe we are... I'll call him back. How could you not love him.

Well, here we are, day 3, hour 40, still no power. And oh goodie! The temperature INSIDE our house has dipped down to 43 degrees... Oh... and the fish has died. My last friend from Lee's Aquarium. The betta I smuggled in from Florida... crap. Ok... this isn't fun anymore.

 Joule misses his best buddy...

I called my Dad back - how amazing is he. He was sending us a "care package." Two propane lanterns and an indoor-safe, propane space heater! We were officially prepared for the next one (I say this at the time because this BETTER not last till those things show up)! YAY!


Then it happens - clock strikes 9am.

ZZZZMMMMMM! Click! BUZZZZ! YAY!

And that was it. How weird. Like the previous days were just a dream. It was like nothing had happened at all, almost like we were just pretending to be miserable. Very, very weird and unique feeling.

We ended up going to breakfast, the house was still cold, too cold to stay in. We went to Shari's - think PNW Denny's, with GOOD food, better prices and no creepy low-lifes. I guess the day before they were so busy that they ran out of food, it had been 2 days since they were able to get a shipment in! Today there was a long line too, but it gave me an excuse to talk to some ladies who'd lived in the area for quite sometime. They said that this was normal, that we all usually loose power 2-3 times per year and it usually stays off for 12-36 hours... I personally think they should put that in the "Welcome to Kitsap" packet. In addition to "by the way, we do not set any money aside for road plowing or roadside emergency services"... which they don't.

Looking back, this probably didn't warrant a 4 Part story, but at the time it seemed just too crazy to be real. Visiting Aunt Ellen. My parents surprising us. My first snowy storm. My first 40 hour power out. My first snowman in MY backyard... And best of all, we were able to save our first Thanksgiving!

The End.