(Our power is back!  Jeff, Erin, and I went out to dinner tonight and, when we returned to the house around 8:00, all of the lights were on!  I was so happy that I yelled for joy and then did a little jump and twirl in front of the house!  It might take a few days to get back into the regular posting habit — Retro TV Reviews might take another week off — but still, we are back!  I’m currently watching Degrassi on Pluto TV and thinking about how much cleaning we’re going to be doing tomorrow.

Below is what I wrote at 9 this morning while taking advantage of the free wifi at a nearby McDonald’s.  I scheduled it because I wasn’t expecting the power to be back today.  It provides an honest look at how I was feeling for most of today!)

6 days — six! — without power and it doesn’t appear that the situation is going to change soon.  Slowing down work is that it keeps raining.  I understand that but I’m still not happy.  No lights.  No AC.  I’ve had to toss out a ton of food.  Last night, I did my laundry at a freaking laundromat.  Meeting a stranger while washing your thongs is cute in romantic comedies but considerably less so in real life.

Disasters bring out everyone’s true character.  Erin is checking on our elderly neighbors.  Jeff has been helping people clear fallen tree branches out of their yards.  Case and Leonard have stepped up to keep the site active during our absence.

And I’ve been kvetching for six days.

Hopefully, the Texas Branch of TSL will be back soon!

(Want to see what I did last week,  when we had power?  Click here!)