Being present is something I've always struggled with. This is an exercise for me in taking the time to notice the things throughout the week that I am thankful for. Not the big things like my family but the little things it's easy to miss in the hustle and bustle that is life.
We've had what feels like a lot of power outages since moving into this house three years ago. We think it's a combination of above ground power lines and rural living with lots of tress along said power lines. Maybe a lot isn't really right, it's more that when we lose power it usually stays off for at least a day or two. I'll never forget the first one that happened about two months after we bought our house. We huddled up in living room and camped out in front of our wood burning fireplace which I think we all know, is not a great source of heat. Welcome to home ownership! Thankfully that one only lasted about 24 hours. Since then I can think of at least 3 other times we have lost it for a day or more. Luckily we now can use our propane fireplace in another room of our house which puts off some serious heat.
Last night a nasty storm rolled through bringing our balmy weather back into the 30's. It also brought crazy wind which knocked out our power around 8 o'clock. Garrett and I headed up to my room to do some reading before bed and Mike headed off to the gym figuring he should take a shower after his workout since there was no telling when power would be restore. We were a little nervous about this outage because the temperatures are supposed to stay around freezing for a day or two and we are out of propane.
Thankfully, around 4:45 this morning we heard the utility truck pull up out front and saw two men with flashlights looking around at the back of our property line where the power lines are. By about 5:00 we had power restored which was quite a nice surprise.
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