Tuesday, January 1, 2008

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

We hope you all had a wonderful time ringing in 2008! Gregg had to work so the kids and I watched a movie. Savannah decided she was off to bed about 11:15 pm but Conley was determined to stay up again this year. He passed the time by playing computer games. Gregg got home shortly after midnight. It was a restless night, though, because we lost power sometime around 1:30 am and Conley was scared. It gets REALLY dark here at night. Savannah ended up coming downstairs, too, so they both slept on the couches. The winds were pretty fierce. Gregg and I spent some time outside in the cold and wind taking down the wreaths before they blew away. We had to load the kids up with blankets since we had no heat. We both agreed we need to be more prepared for times like this. I only could find a couple of candles, the house phone couldn't work because it's a cordless, our cell phones weren't charged up enough to use, and we had no batteries for a radio should we have needed one. The power came back on during the early morning hours- only to lose it again while Gregg was trying to make breakfast! We took down the Christmas decorations and cleaned up the place. It's nice to have things "back-to-normal"! Today, the temps have been dropping all day. It's now 35, but the winds are gusting at 40 mph. Tonight we could have some snow showers. It is supposed to get really cold- down to the low teens. They say we could have more snow tomorrow. I'll be sure to post some photos if we get any! Well- we hope and trust 2008 will be a great year for everyone! We love you all!

1 comment:

Zach and Beth said...

That stinks about the power! I pray your 2008 is your best yet! We love and miss you all so much. I can't believe it's been almost a year since I've seen any of my family.