~Drama Day~ but I made it ! :-)

Every day I have drama, today was NO exception, in

fact was not a good day at all !! Was very worrisome .

Why? Well.. I got up at 5, puttered around till it was

about 8:30, I'm sitting here at my desk, writing an

email.. when the screen goes black.. First instinct I

look to the cable box, is it blinking, NO.. I tap on my

light here, it did NOT come on.. Notice the time I

am posting this? I'm kinda late from my usual NOON

by about 4 hours? Guessed yet? NO ELECTRICTY!!!
Look at the first photo. We still had power when I took

that, can you tell how in the picture? You can see the

reflection of the kitchen light in it.. up top.. :-) I miss

nothing when it comes to photos...But right after I

took these, down loaded them into my computer is when

the power went out. Which I wasn't really worried..

Its never been off for longer than an hour or so before.

Today was different.. try 7 hours with no heat and it

was about 42 degrees out... By the time it came back

on I was up to 3 sweaters, my mink cape and 2 blankets.

It was cold in here.. I have 5 windows including the

door in this living room AND kitchen.. It cooled down

really fast... I wasn't worried about freezing to death

or going hungry or anything.. I had another concern...
Was a very heavy wet snow...

I had NO WAY to contact anyone.. Before I lost power

I did call Donnie to ask him to call me back. But I have

to say, I didn't like this feeling, and I remember this

same thing when I lost power at the little house, and

I said I was going to do something about it.. Well I just

let it slide and here I was again in this.. What if I had

fallen in that 7 hours. . . what if with me not being able

to answer the phone, no one checked on me? thinking

I had gone somewhere warm? I mean, a dozen things

went through my head... I AM GETTING A CELL...

One of those that I pay for the time.. Not a program

thing that costs so much a month, I don't go anywhere

to need a cell other than for an emergency.. Id get

a set of walkie talkies but no one I know lives in

range.. so that only leaves a cell...
Anyway my electric came back on at 3:45, I booted

up this computer but before I could do anything my

phone rang.. First was Rebecca.. "LOIS! ARE YOU OK?"

2nd was my APS caseworker, Laima, same thing.. but

she added.. "I just got off the phone with your son,

he said that he is leaving to bring you his generator

and to check on you, I suggest you call him right away,

COA called me to make sure I checked on you". Is

this nice or what? They made sure they checked on

me, made me feel really good.. I'm most grateful..

I called the boy right away, as he was loading his

generator up and saw the phone was from me, told

John, his brother is here, to wait.. I hear him click

on the phone he actually YELLS.. "GRAN!!!!.. WHAT
THE HELL IS GOING ON?? ARE YOU OK?".. I told

him the whole thing.. He was glad he didn't have to

load up that generator.. But the boy was worried. I

told him ALL is ok.. The furnace is just going like

crazy, I'm using the phone and my computer did

survive.. ALL is WELL...

I talked to Chris when she brought my lunch, she was

worried about not only me but lots of her clients.. I

told her, we have had snow butt deep to a giraffe

all winter and not lost power.. this time we do.. and not

just us.. but Three Rivers, Burr Oak, and all around..

There was a lot of us.. Chris told me she heard that

it wouldn't be back on till TOMORROW by Noon,

MAYBE.. I got worried then.. a little :-) I have tons

of blankets and so I eat cold food.. I worried more

about the boys, I didn't want them to catch cold

walking on this cold floor.. They wont let me hold

them so I fixed pillows on the couch to make like

cubby holes for them to keep their own heat by

them.. They were nervous.. for some reason the

smoke alarm kept beeping every 5 minutes which

drove me nuts.. and is STILL driving me nuts.. I

cant reach it.. :-( I'm glad Chris was wrong..

Well that's the drama for today, it has all ended

just fine.. Lets just hope the power stays on.. At

least till I get a cell phone :-).. I'm hungry and I

want a nice hot cuppa tea.. Next to a warm squeezy

hug that will warm me up :-) The GORGEOUS
WEEBLE has made it through another day, what a

way to start off the week !! Oh well , as long as I

can still write my "G'day, G'day" :-) Its ALL GOOD!

Y'all have a good one now, Y'hear? love ya and Thanks!
Always, Lois ****

"God Bless You" is my prayer today,

I'm honored to call you "Friend"

I pray the Lord will keep you safe,

Until I write again...