When we saw this coming, we knew we were in for a wet few days. What we didn't realize was that it would be so wet, the wind would uproot soggy trees by their soaked roots and drop them on power lines within the first few hours of the rain starting. Oh, and those same lines that brought us power, powered the well pump that gave us water.
Night 1: Watch the storms, play Apples to Apples by candlelight. We moved our bed into the living room where there were fewer unstable trees, and more unstable windows out of which to watch the lightning and wind.
Day 1: Put the houseplants outside for the drink of their lives. Within an hour, they had gained 5 lbs apiece in water weight. Fatties.
Night 2: Ate watermelon and played the Ungame by candlelight. Moved bed back into room so we'd get a decent night's sleep without the antsy cats plopping around all day. Mr. Mike brought his work laptop home with a full battery so we could watch Gabriel Iglesias and Oceans 12.
Aww, but she's so patient sitting by the window, waiting for the rain to stop. This is Bynx, the Duchess of the family. Really, what made the entire time amazing wasn't our ingenuity, but our interaction. Being family, sitting and talking to pass the time, cooperating to make the best of what we had on hand, playing with the cats, and enjoying time together.
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