Just kidding, we have no snow here. We did - as I noted on Sunday - have lots of wind.... from the looks/sounds of it, so did a lot of people. (The Bengals vs Titans game on Sunday was a joke, by the way. Jeremy says it is part of the reason he lost his Fantasy Football this week...) We lost power on Sunday around 5:30pm. We kept the fridge and freezer shut to try and save all our food. We wore our headlamps - which my dad thinks is hilarious! - around the house instead of carrying a flashlight. It would be a great investment for power outages - your hands are free to carry things, read a book, or brush teeth. It is fantastic! On Monday, I had no school; I got the call at 6am and crawled back in bed. Jeremy and I worked at cleaning up branches and pine needles. One benefit of a small yard is there is less yard to care
for. This is one of our neighbors standing next to a large tree that fell just next to their home; you can see how close it came to the sidewalk on the left of the picture. Yikes! Then, we decided to go to the Westerville Library, which for some reason had power restored. So, we hopped on our bikes to avoid the downed traffic lights and pedeled our way on the bike trail. The trail was slow going as it was covered with downed trees, branches, and general debris. We made it though and were able to get our exercise in. We chilled in the library for awhile before heading home. When we arrived home, our electric had been restored - yea! That was sometime around 4:00pm on Monday. We relaxed with lights, ate meatloaf prepared in the oven, and caught up on computer stuff. I received a call at about 8:30pm that Reynoldsburg was cancelled on Tuesday too! This is one of the first times in my life I have wanted to go to school. It is a shame to waste snow days so early; hopefully, it will be a mild winter.
Today (Tuesday), Jeremy and I went for a run in the morning - after I slept in, of course. Then, I showered and headed to school. I wanted to get a headstart on planning for next week. I was there from 11 - 2:30pm. It was a great time to just sit, focus, and learn about chemical bonds, chemical reactions, and how to balance an equation. I have sketched out the next 4 weeks or so, which should help with planning. What a gift it was to have time to do this! The school had some power restored, but still no phones and they were still working on getting the fire siren to work in case of emergency. I have no word about tomorrow, but I am really hoping to be back in session. There are (as of 6am today) still 242,000 people out of power in Franklin County. We'll see what happens. Jeremy and I are headed to small group soon. I hope everyone has a good week. Please continue to be safe driving on roads still possibly littered with debris.
for. This is one of our neighbors standing next to a large tree that fell just next to their home; you can see how close it came to the sidewalk on the left of the picture. Yikes! Then, we decided to go to the Westerville Library, which for some reason had power restored. So, we hopped on our bikes to avoid the downed traffic lights and pedeled our way on the bike trail. The trail was slow going as it was covered with downed trees, branches, and general debris. We made it though and were able to get our exercise in. We chilled in the library for awhile before heading home. When we arrived home, our electric had been restored - yea! That was sometime around 4:00pm on Monday. We relaxed with lights, ate meatloaf prepared in the oven, and caught up on computer stuff. I received a call at about 8:30pm that Reynoldsburg was cancelled on Tuesday too! This is one of the first times in my life I have wanted to go to school. It is a shame to waste snow days so early; hopefully, it will be a mild winter.Today (Tuesday), Jeremy and I went for a run in the morning - after I slept in, of course. Then, I showered and headed to school. I wanted to get a headstart on planning for next week. I was there from 11 - 2:30pm. It was a great time to just sit, focus, and learn about chemical bonds, chemical reactions, and how to balance an equation. I have sketched out the next 4 weeks or so, which should help with planning. What a gift it was to have time to do this! The school had some power restored, but still no phones and they were still working on getting the fire siren to work in case of emergency. I have no word about tomorrow, but I am really hoping to be back in session. There are (as of 6am today) still 242,000 people out of power in Franklin County. We'll see what happens. Jeremy and I are headed to small group soon. I hope everyone has a good week. Please continue to be safe driving on roads still possibly littered with debris.
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You can tell Jeremy to quit making excuses. I had Chad Johnson/Ocho Cinco in that game. Don't blame the wind man!
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