Update
I have not joined my ancestors in “the long sleep,” but between the ice storm that slammed Oklahoma and my own knee replacement surgery, I’ve been rather incommunicado for this past month.
I had knee surgery on Tuesday, Dec. 4 and came home from the hospital on Saturday, Dec. 8. Monday afternoon our power went out. When this happens, our power is never off more than 24-36 hours at the most. But since I’d just come home from the hospital, we decided to get a hotel room. We moved to the Marriott, including this huge machine I’m supposed to use to exercise my knee twice a day, and all was well–tv, internet, and a down duvet. Then Monday night, the power went out at the Marriott. We’d checked to see if they had a backup generator, and they did. However, that meant there was heat in the rooms, light in the halls and the elevators worked. No lights or other power in the room. I’ve learned to ask more questions.
Thank God for generous friends–they have a new house in an area where the utility lines are buried (what a concept!) and they gave us their room. I don’t know how we’d have made it without them–nothing like recovering from surgery in an ice storm.
Finally, Friday afternoon our power came back on and we could come home. The pets had a hey-day with all the trash baskets in our absence but nothing beats home sweet home.
So, maybe more good stories to tell my grandchildren.
I know they’ll be interested.