electricity withdrawl

Another day has come and gone with no electricity for us.  I've learned some things:

1. I like lights
2. It's a lot harder to cook and keep things clean without power than I thought it would be.
3. Our house is really really dark at night.
4. The stars at night are gorgeous with no city lights to block them.  We saw  the milky way last night.
5. My children are really loud.
6. We  need to buy a generator.
7. Kids get upset even when they  are okay.
8. No power means we have gotten to know our neighbors a lot better.
9. Frogs and crickets are louder than generators when the night is still.
10. My husband is very good in emergencies.  He has helped  a lot of people very happily these  last two days.
11. For Christmas I might buy him his very own chainsaw, maybe he'll buy me some canned goods. We are  romantic that way.
12. Cold  showers are no fun.
13. I heart my smart phone.