Just in case you have been living in a nice cozy cave for the past week or so, let me provide you with a little weather update here from the east coast......the DC area has broken all records for snow accumulation in the past two months since the year 1899! I never thought a snow storm was equivalent to a natural disaster, but in this neck of the woods, it is indeed. I got a huge lesson in emergency preparedness these past 7 days. Here is a list of the top ten things I have learned through all of this :)
10. Honeybees are amazingly resilient...and quite aggressive when they are cold.
9. Cell phones are not too helpful when the power goes out....oh and neither are lan lines for that matter.
8. 2 1/2 year olds can be perfectly content playing in a house in which the temperature is 57 degrees and falling, quickly.
7. AAA charges A LOT to change a battery.
6. Toyota cars have this very special part that connects some cable to the car battery...after a snow storm, it can take hours to get a hold of one of these special little parts.
5. Plumbers make unexpected, and expensive house calls (although after he did show up to fix my shower without me calling, I was very grateful to have hot water for longer than 2 minutes...long story...)
4.5. Fireplaces can provide you with plenty of heat - that is if you have wood, which we didn't.
4. Furnace fix it men can make it to your house in a snow storm...if you play the "pregnant with a 2 1/2 year old and a VERY busy husband" card.
3. Even doctors can't make it to the hospital sometimes - which explains why poor Ryan was stuck at the hospital for longer than I want to mention.
2. Grilled cheese sandwiches and Campbell soup tastes like a 5 star meal when made on a snowy back porch on a tiny camp stove.
1. Good neighbors can make any disaster seem like a breeze - thank you to ALL my amazing neighbors!
9. Cell phones are not too helpful when the power goes out....oh and neither are lan lines for that matter.
8. 2 1/2 year olds can be perfectly content playing in a house in which the temperature is 57 degrees and falling, quickly.
7. AAA charges A LOT to change a battery.
6. Toyota cars have this very special part that connects some cable to the car battery...after a snow storm, it can take hours to get a hold of one of these special little parts.
5. Plumbers make unexpected, and expensive house calls (although after he did show up to fix my shower without me calling, I was very grateful to have hot water for longer than 2 minutes...long story...)
4.5. Fireplaces can provide you with plenty of heat - that is if you have wood, which we didn't.
4. Furnace fix it men can make it to your house in a snow storm...if you play the "pregnant with a 2 1/2 year old and a VERY busy husband" card.
3. Even doctors can't make it to the hospital sometimes - which explains why poor Ryan was stuck at the hospital for longer than I want to mention.
2. Grilled cheese sandwiches and Campbell soup tastes like a 5 star meal when made on a snowy back porch on a tiny camp stove.
1. Good neighbors can make any disaster seem like a breeze - thank you to ALL my amazing neighbors!
So there you have it my friends. Lesson to be learned, get to know your neighbors, buy a camp stove, have spare firewood, etc. etc. etc. etc.
Did I mention that I really want to go back to Florida? What do you say Liz?
Did I mention that I really want to go back to Florida? What do you say Liz?
