"Children do not need to be made to learn about the world, or shown how. They want to, and they know how." -John Holt

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

36 hours without power...

Give or take a few... We were very lucky considering some people STILL haven't got their power back on after last weekend's ice storm. And since we borrowed a generator, we still had heat and a bit of electricity for the important things... DVD's on the computer and coffee in the morning.
I managed to drag my tight and spasmy back outside for a quick pic as it all melted away...Doesn't seem like it was only a couple months ago that everything looked more like this *sigh*:Some friends of ours weren't as lucky so came to stay with us for a few days. After making an emergency stop at a health clinic for drugs for my back I was raring to go the next day and took our guests (the teen ones) out for a quick photo shoot.
Don't you just want to pinch their cheeks!!

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