Tina Rae Collins
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We Got Power!
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But we had the time of our life. We ate like kings because Beverly, the 85-year-old lady in our neighborhood, had stored up enough meat to feed an army, and she sent most of it to us. So we made food and took a plate to her in the mornings and evenings. She was happy and we were happy. We spent our days figuring out what to fix to eat and fixing it. This morning I had about 20 silver dollar pancakes (thanks for the pancake mix, Rachel) and they were delicious. We had steak and chicken and pork and hamburger. We fed the man next door some too. And Aaron hooked up a TV one night in the back of his truck and some of the neighbors gathered in the dark to watch.
Aaron's girlfriend, Rachel, came and has been here with us. With her here and Rachel and Michael coming over every day and playing games, we've really enjoyed ourselves. I kept my clothes washed in the sink and hung them out on the patio and also in the shower. So I don't even have my own clothes to wash now--just Robert's and the sheets. Robert left Monday for Corpus Christi and will be back tomorrow, so he missed most of the excitement. And, honestly, without Aaron and Rachel and Rachel and Michael, I don't think I could have done it. I'd have lived on pecans and ginger candy.
But, even though we will remember this time as a time of closeness and good fellowship, we let out a shout when the lights came on this morning. And we're thankful to be able to take a good hot shower a little later today. I have the kitchen all cleaned up and am almost done cleaning up the patio. Once I vacuum I can clean myself up and relax. It may be a while before I get to all my mail as I've collected about 600 e-mail groups.
Last Sunday night Jonathan put his hands up in the air and said, "Power all gone." But no more. We got power!
September 18, 2008
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