Again...

We survived another power outage. This time with freezing temps. (at one point our house was 43) Ugh. The first day of the outage, I was really grumpy. I needed chocolate. Brian had a Heath bar and it helped me out :) Brady asked how long the chocolate would last.

The snow was beautiful.  We didn't only have snow though, we had ice.  That's what caused the problem.  The trees were so heavy from the snow and ice that branches were snapping and breaking everywhere.  The power lines just couldn't hold on.  We were without power from Tuesday night until Friday afternoon.  Some of our friends are still without power as I am writing this.  Crazinesss.

The question we are asking ourselves - What can we learn from this?  

Don't procrastinate what you can do today.

Back in Sept. the power outage was kind of fun.  We did it, we grilled, we could still play outside and be warm, nights were awesome.   This was totally different.  Cold weather is much more difficult. 

Need to make sure we have better heat sources and better ways to cook things.

Lots of flashlights with batteries, candles a generator!!!

a good list of cell phone numbers for all of the members in the ward.

No matter where you live - you need to be prepared.  Don't put it off - Do it TODAY!

What I learned about people... 

THEY ARE GOOD!  The Lord has surrounded us with good, caring, kind and loving people. What a blessing!

Lots of shoveling  - so much snow

Connor built an ice fort so we could put our food in to keep it cold.  This is the view from our backyard.

Raising our bread in front of the fire.  Blankets everywhere.

I pulled out the easy food, but we tried grilling too.

Gotta love ramen.  They piled me with 10 big blankets.  So cozy.

Brady's jet boil that he uses for camping came in really handy for warming water and making that ramen.  The chocolate heath bar that I loved so much.

We spent time at our home teachers house.  They live really close to us and they had power, so they were so gracious to have us over.  Good friends, good times.

The "girls" put on several dance shows for us.  The dinner was great.

cutie Jackson enjoying the warm house.  Brian and Erin obsessed with Sing Star on play station.

A big gathering.  Annie rapping??  

loving good friends

Always a party.