I finished my last post saying how Monday would be a normal day for us after me being sick and the weird time between Christmas and the New Year and in typical fashion… it wasn’t quite normal 🤣

On Sunday night, it was really windy out in Pittsburgh and our power went out. One by one, we saw and heard several transformers blow around our neighborhood.

Jimmy and I looked at each other nervously and hoped for the best but also had a feeling we were in for a long haul. Sadie saw the transformers blow and was freaked out by the loss of power so we let her sleep with us that night.

After a restless and chilly night of sleep… we woke up to no power. I was still feeling off and sick and our refrigerator was officially warm. We checked the power company’s website and our town’s power had no timeline for when it would be restored.

We’re blessed that Jimmy’s work has a fridge, so he brought some of our dairy and meat there in case this was going to be a long-term problem. I spent the early morning battling some nausea, trying to see by candlelight, and reassuring Sadie that everything was ok!

We decided we’d stay warm (it was in the 40s) by going to Jimmy’s work and doing school. Once Mordecai was up for the day, I loaded the rest of our fridge into the car and we headed off! The bright spot of the morning was getting Starbucks since we couldn’t cook 😬

Once we got breakfast, warmed up, and started school, my neighbor called to say the power was back on. Woo hoo!!! After 15+ hours, I was nervous it would be days! I’m so thankful it was less than 24 hours. Definitely a weird start to the day and week, though!

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