Sandy....oh Sandy!

Those who live in our neck of the woods saw it! Big old fluffy wet snowflakes in October! Dory, my system measured 11 inches in her front yard. We had 12 1/4 on the back deck....I remember October snows as a child. I remember trick or treating while the snowflakes flurried, but..I do not remember it ever being canceled because of snow. Looks like trick or treaters will have to hold on until Thursday.
There are plenty of areas northeasterly of us that got it earlier, and just as much if not more. We got up Tuesday morning and "POP" out went the electric. Surely it would just be temporary. That's what we thought. It looked soo pretty...see:




















Our poor Lulu didn't like it so much...




Its kinda strange to look out the kitchen window past my scaredy cat & see snow everywhere!




Tuesday was long and a little chilly. David was suppose to head to the North Carolina coast, it was delayed because of road conditions between here and there. I have mastered charging my phone in the car and our grill is the best investment we made! Boiling coffee water, baking bagels and getting warmed by its radiant heat is wonderful. Our sources say we should have electricity by midnight!
Wednesday morning, no electric and it was much colder. David decided to head on out, off to a warm Carolina Hilton's shower. I don't blame him for leaving me and Emma to our own defenses, I would've bolted too. Sources say maybe by midnight TONIGHT! Last night we got some rain and it melted a lot of the snow. There were several highlights to this day. The gas man came and hooked up our gas...we could now have gas log heat! With a little help, I got the fireplace going and it was warm and toasty, until, the carbon monoxide detector started beeping. Maybe a dying battery? Off to buy batteries and stop for hot brewed coffee! Early dinner by fireplace...quite lovely, until, the detector with the new battery started beeping again?!
Sources rechecked..Now they are saying maybe by Saturday. That was it! Enough of this madness! I cleaned out the fridge, my food can't last until then. It is dark, cold and I am tired, with a headache, which could be from the carbon monoxide, but is more likely from the stress, I gave up! Logs off, pilot light off, gas to logs valve shut, I packed me and Emma a bag and headed to Dory's! I have showered, been fed, i am warm, toasty, and now sleepy. So good night...I hope we get our electric back on sooner and if its not tomorrow, I pray we don't get egged, I'm not sure if I could clean it up in this coldness.
Wait...I forgot!! It IS HALLOWEEN!!! Officially...so Happy Halloween!!