Hooray for modern inventions!

I am very very happy to report that we got power back yesterday afternoon! Woo Hoo!

I had no idea how difficult it really is to live without power. We were constantly searching for how we were going to 'survive' the next few hours -

where are we going to get our meals? Our stove is electric and the refrigerator hasn't been on for over a week.

where are we going to get a hot bath?
our water heater is electric too, so we were left with frigid running water.

how are we going to keep our perishables cool?
every bag of ice we purchased was melted in the coolers within a matter of 12 hours.

how are we going to sleep through the night?
the first night was comfortable enough with the cool front, but each night after that became progressively worse, especially for me at 7 months pregnant.

should we suffer through the stifling heat of a closed up house or leave the gaping hole open where our bedroom window was blown out and sacrifice ourselves to the mosquitoes?
all of the windows of the house we are renting are sealed shut, so there was no hope for fresh air or circulation. The only window that is "open" is because a tree branch crashed into it during the storm.

What a nightmare. I am so thankful we only put up with that for 4 days and 3 nights and the rest of the time we were in a much better state in Lafayette.

To celebrate our newfound civility again, we took hot showers, got dressed in some nice duds, and went out to dinner at a Thai place we hadn't tried yet. Ah, it felt good to be normal again!

SUPER BIG THANK YOU to those who helped us out!! -
The Frinks, who were kind enough to clear out our yard while we were still gone, clean out our fridge from the fuzzy scaries inside, let us come over and swim in their pool, and help us set the bedroom back to normal again after discovering all the glass everywhere.

Jenn who graciously opened her home to us for two days for hot cooked meals, a hot shower and laundry facilities. We loved spending time with you!

Bartek who was so sweet and kindly opened his home to us in the middle of the night after we called him at 1 am on the last night without power and asked if we could crash on his floor. The heat and humidity and the mosquitoes were so bad that I just couldn't take it anymore! By 12:45 am we had packed a bag and Dudley into the car and ventured into the city to find refuge. Bartek didn't even hesitate to say yes and 45 minutes later we were snug inside of his apartment with wonderful blessed air conditioning.

Also, thank you Mom and Dad who were so great to have us invade their home for 9 days!! The RV was great and the hospitality was more than we could have hoped for. We enjoyed seeing you.

Special thanks goes to my nephew Nic who wanted his Aunt Natasha to stay in Lafayette one more day so much that he offered to make me an apple pie in return for one more day. How could I say no to that! :) And boy, that pie was yummy-licious!