Can I get a Woo Hoo....Ike is GONE & Power is ON!!!!

We have power!!!

I never thought I would have to say that in this century but 2 weeks without power was not fun. We got power back late Friday night(9/26). My poor child did not know what to do with herself because 2 full weeks all day with Mommy, with the exception of 2 days, is a rarity. School was closed so we colored, played outside, practiced numbers/letters, played games and watched DVDs like no one's business. She was literally tired of playing and I would say probably tired of me. I am thinking, I am probably a lot harder on her than the teachers at school. I really did enjoy my time but I am not one to stay put for too long. It was hot, mosquitoes were out in full force and no lights makes it a little difficult to get around to say the least. We finally went to my parents house on Wednesday (9/24) because it was becoming unbearable.

I will say we are very lucky because all we lost was power and I know others suffered a great deal more. The night of the storm it was just Makena and I because my husband is on the HPD dive team, which means he goes on call 12 hrs before the hurricane. Makena slept the whole time but I was wide awake watching TV and then listening to the radio. Luckily, I have a lot of wonderful neighbors/family and they checked on us through out the storm. I actually went out when the eye was passing over it was eerie.

We basically setup camp in my bedroom so it was a mess, not pretty at all. Seriously, I say we did not get any damage but if you would have seen my bedroom you would think the hurricane came through there because it was a complete mess and no stranger was getting through there without injuring themselves. When we finally got power I was in a mad rush to get that placed clean. Makena had pulled out all her babies, blankets, night gowns, coloring books, crayons, stickers, etc. It was a complete disaster...

Funny enough Makena came in the house when we found out we had power and turned on every light and tv and said,"Mommy we have power and did a little dance."

You just do not know how dependent you are on something until you lose it. I do have to say it was nice not having power at first because we spent "quality" time together, no telephone interruptions, no tv, etc.

I hope everyone else did okay during and after the storm!