1:30 am

At 1:30 am on October 31, 2005 the "Mother of J" household was woken up by a massive - no, a huge surge of power running thru the house.

I cannot tell you how happy I am. I can do laundry and watch TV and add to my blog on a Sunday afternoon.

But - on the other hand I will miss it. I will miss sitting on the back porch shooting the breeze. Making smores and heating beefaroni. My campfire coffee was kick ass and I sadly looked at my Mr. Coffee maker this morning - knowing that it will all go back to the same ol thing.

Everyone online. In front of the TV. Fighting about bedtimes and talking on the phone at all hours of the night.

The cooperation I received this past week was amazing. Only a few heated arguments arose. But not because of the storm. Because of the boredom.

J learned that we must be patient. Money is not readily available. Gas is not a 5 minute stop and the grocery stores are bare. We make due and grin and bear it!

Last nite J and HB complimented my campfire cooking. Stated they didn't starve and haven't eaten as well as they have this week.

Mornings started with breakfast and ended with a hearty dinner. These things were planned and thought about the whole day. You have only so much propane so you have to ration. You only have so much to work with so you get creative. Made my heart smile to know the appreciated it.

The campfire talks and the private jokes between the two of them was a nice change.

J and I went to breakfast along with the rest of the hood this morning. It turned out to be a 2 hour wait as they are the only breakfast place in town. But - we didn't mind.

We have had a week of slow down - be patient and wait. This was a snap!

So - my hats off to the lovely folks at FPL.

One question - do you think you can shut it off once a week. So that I can have my family time again?