It's Electric!!!

It's amazing how reliant we are on power. The power went out today about 3 pm. It FINALLY came back on about 12:30 am.

Without electronic devices to entertain me... I was productive. Did some cleaning and organizing... but then the sun went down. Lauren and I played 3 games of Sequence (Thanks Melissa!!!) NiMo said the power should be on approximately 6 pm (Lying Bastards!) so we were trying to hold out. By 6:15, we were cold and starving. Went to Panara. Killed some time there. Then tried to figure out what else to do.. go to the movies? Why bother, if we wanted to sit in the dark we could do that at home... bowling? We didn't want to be anywhere near people seeing as how neither of us had showered... after discussing it for a half hour, we decided to go to Barnes & Noble. Great idea. Drank coffee... looked at books. It was bright and warm... I don't think I have laughed that much in a long time.

Got home @ 10:30 and still no power. Andrew came home and we played Scatagories (sp?) by the light of candles and lanterns. Andrew has anger management issues. But I beat them.

Work is interesting... busy. I like my kids and feel like I am actually teaching for a change.

A friend of mine had an epiphany last week - whilst (his word, not mine) crawling to the toilet (he had thrown his back out) he realized that this is why people get married. Interesting perspective and kinda true. I look at my parents and with everything my mom is going through. It's nice to know there's someone there.

I am watching a PSA on how to get on a school bus. Now, it's 1:31 am. What kid is up at this hour to be watching a bus safety commercial??? Whoever planned that should have his ass fired.

What else?? Nothing much. Been pretty much a hermit. Haven't spoken to anyone or done anything lately. Gotta change that. But it's winter and I enjoy hibernating.

Been working on my novel. The one I started in 1994. LOL Not sure if it will ever be finished but it keeps me out of trouble. I have been being crafty lately. Scrapbooking and now making a quilt. Interesting with my lack of attention span. Can't wait to see how it all turns out.

So... I should probably go to sleep now. Been enjoying this last hour with power. TV and cable and internet... wow... as Andrew said, how do the Amish do it??? LOL

BTW - Boys still suck.