From the Front Lines…..

…again a quick entry from a remote location of the front lines. We are all ok. I am still without power and the power company is saying maybe by Thursday. After that it will most likely be another week for the cable and internet connection to get up and running. The wood burning stove I posted not long ago has been a life saver as it has been heating the entire house. The wood pile in that same picture is about gone, but there are several other piles available so I'm not worried there.

Everything that was in my fridge and inside freezer is gone. We cooked what we could and had to toss the rest. The snow is now gone so there is no more 'natural ice' to put in the coolers, and buying ice is out of the question. You're lucky if you can find an open store let alone one that has milk, bread, or ice. Batteries? Forget it! I can't find a c or d to save my life. My neighbor does have a small generator that has been used to keep the big freezer running for several hours each day and saving us from losing all the meat.

There was about 400,000 people that lost power and currently they got about half back up and running but it is not an easy task. Every house has either lost a tree completely or had several limbs fall. Driving down any street is like a war zone. Along the roads are walls of cut wood, and branches stacked several feet high. Beautiful oaks or maples stand bare on the lawns with exposed edges protruding were branches once were. Some aren't even standing, but are laying across the yards. Our landscape here has forever been changed. I cry as I look around and the devastation but am so happy we are safe and what has been destroyed can be replaced.

My office is actually open and has power. It's good to see light, have the internet, see different walls, and have conversations with others. Ahhh but yes I am here to work. I need to cut this short but wanted to thank everyone for their good thoughts and prayers and let you know I am ok… miss you all tons.. and will be back as soon as I can. I no doubt will miss the closure of the Vivi nominations, but good luck to all!!

Hugs

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