Michael drove to Idaho over Valentine's Day weekend for his Uncle's funeral. It was going to be a quick trip - there and home again in 2 days.
Well...make that 4 days.
Mother Nature decided to pull out one last winter hurrah, stranding the poor fella in a Holiday Inn Express in Ontario. And then she laughed and laughed and laughed.
At home, Kitty was having her friends over for a sleepover. We awoke Saturday morning to no power in our house and thick ice everywhere outside. Kitty's favorite climbing tree fell victim to Mother Nature's shenanigans.
The tree wasn't having any fun, but the girls sure were! They thought being without power was exciting and promptly went outside to eat the ice. There was plenty to munch on.
Thankfully, our power was restored by noon. But our internet...our dang internet didn't come back on for days. I thought I might die. Do you realize how much we need the internet? A LOT. I couldn't even use data on my phone because the towers were down everywhere. It was absolutely terrible!
But, I'm grateful we made out fairly unscathed. The number of trees downed around town was astounding. And there were people without power for over a week. Mother Nature sure was in a mood.
Also gratefully, our dear ol'daddy safely walked in the door the evening of Valentine's day. Even more gratefully, he was holding chocolate and cards. I was incredibly relieved to see the old boy. The Interstate opened up just long enough for him to zoom home at the speed of 30 mph. What a thrilling ride!
Thanks for the memories, Mother Nature.
And Happy Valentine's Day!
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