Stormy

Our Simple House had an interesting (?), exciting (?), and exhausting (yes) night last night. We had a rare rainy day yesterday that started light and gradual increased in intensity to a good steady rain and steady wind by the time we went to bed. Now, we have those wonderful attic vent contraptions that sound like jet engines when the wind blows so it was already a pretty loud storm when we turned out the lights. Around 11:20 JP and I woke up to a loud bang and bright lights outside our window which turned out to be the transformer exploding . . . needless to say the power was now out. Now having the power out in the middle of the night really isn't a big deal because it's not like we are running our heat; except we do have a little space heater in Pickle's room because she has a hard time staying under her covers and will wake up indignent that she is cold. Last night she woke up indignant (and a wee bit scared) at all the loud noises going on outside.

The wind had also blown open the door to our old metal storage shed and it kept banging around. So from about 11:20 to 12:30 JP and I listened to the shed door bang, the wind blow, and Pickle wimper. Finally he couldn't take it anymore and he went outside to close the shed and discovered the utility company already at work in our alley!

Quiet finally came back to the house until about 5:30 this morning when the chainsaws began . . . evidence that the workmen were still hard at work. The power was on when we woke up but was cut again around 6:45 (miraculously after the coffee finished brewing) so we had some early play time with headlamps and candles. The kids were fascinated by the big bucket trucks in the alley and the many workmen involved. It was an exciting morning at our house for sure!