tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25427225.post6427270017487780452..comments2024-03-21T01:18:25.759-05:00Comments on moms are for everyone!: In the Light, In the Dark.Emery Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10269921971808302592noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25427225.post-56498183540515980962010-01-05T14:39:23.891-06:002010-01-05T14:39:23.891-06:00legos yay LEGOS The boys finally got some this ye...legos yay LEGOS The boys finally got some this year and i'm thrilled because honestly i was dying to play legos. in fact i'm pretty sure that was mostly a present for mom and not themmisguided mommyhttp://www.misguidedmommy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25427225.post-73972039315418822752009-12-30T11:46:42.335-06:002009-12-30T11:46:42.335-06:00ahhh... power outages in the middle of a very cold...ahhh... power outages in the middle of a very cold winter. I feel your pain. That happened to us before. We all snuggled up together too. :)Just Jiffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12442961276465790792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25427225.post-80212405945576681232009-12-30T09:33:34.201-06:002009-12-30T09:33:34.201-06:00On several occasions our power went out for days a...On several occasions our power went out for days at a time in Callahan Ranch. We had a freestanding wood stove. We could heat pans of water on the top for washing our face or making cocoa or top ramen. We were on a well, so we got the water by melting snow. We could lay bread on it and make toast and keep warm. We also melted snow in the bathtubs so we could pour buckets of water down the toilets. I seriously considered a wood stove for those very reasons for this new house but didn't do it. I hope I don't have to regret that.MoMarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25427225.post-69469016253704974002009-12-30T06:24:39.527-06:002009-12-30T06:24:39.527-06:00ooooh yes! I need to stock up on board games and ...ooooh yes! I need to stock up on board games and playing cards! great tips! :)Emery Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10269921971808302592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25427225.post-22667003116614735212009-12-30T04:32:57.176-06:002009-12-30T04:32:57.176-06:00We had the power out for almost a week once when I...We had the power out for almost a week once when I was young in a big snow dump. We cooked on the wood fire and I pretended I was in the olden days taking my candle to bed with me. I even put on a really old long night dress to really "get in the part".<br />Now when it happens we play a board game and like Paisley jade said it doesn't last long here.Widgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16699707227049240330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25427225.post-42334710285247703582009-12-30T04:06:12.708-06:002009-12-30T04:06:12.708-06:00Wow - what a long time to drive with kiddies - but...Wow - what a long time to drive with kiddies - but I bet it was so worth it!<br /><br />We usually just got excited when the power went out and ran around the house with torches or sat around candles and chatted excitedly... usually the power wasn't out for long.PaisleyJadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497053121360068116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25427225.post-18691904295206190712009-12-30T00:12:38.836-06:002009-12-30T00:12:38.836-06:00Love love love when the power goes out...we are fo...Love love love when the power goes out...we are fortunate enough to have a wood burning stove which of course gets used...the candles get lit and we usually end up down stair, by the stove, telling stories or playing a board game. sometimes we will sleep down there too....depending on the weather...cold yes....warm no.<br />Not really any great idea there for you...just a story<br /><br />(came by from My guide to surviving and enjoying lifes mundane)<br /><br />Happy New year and Happy Ice Storm Season..sounds like it could be an adventure!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25427225.post-58966801229821236932009-12-29T23:50:24.762-06:002009-12-29T23:50:24.762-06:00My dad would make macaroni and cheese (this was th...My dad would make macaroni and cheese (this was the ONLY time he cooked) and hot dogs on the bbq outside. We would light every candle in the house (our emergency candles) and play games and make forts...oh, and not flush the toilet (since we were on a well, we had to use power to flush so you got one good flush)...If the power came on in the middle, we would keep all the lights off and keep pretending. Oh how I have fond memories of power outages.<br />AngelMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17954868463471470932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25427225.post-85353373571554197102009-12-29T23:05:24.056-06:002009-12-29T23:05:24.056-06:00The power never went out when I was young but it d...The power never went out when I was young but it did go out last year in the middle of a big snow storm just a few weeks after my husband and I had our first baby. What did we do? Cards and board games, but mostly called up our family and panicked that we would be freezing forever. I wish we had camp stoves! Anyway, good luck - hope you keep your power the rest of the winter!http://semipseudo.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com