It was a big day for me. I know your thinking, yes, we know already, you got your power back. And yes I did, but that is not what I am referring to. I pulled into the parking lot of Target (which is 20 min away) with all 3 kids, at 8:30 AM. If you have kids, you recognize the monumental occasion this is.
Wanna know the secret to my record breaking time?
Literally, the kids woke up and we stuck them in the car as is. Since we were without power and my 2 year old needed an asthma treatment, I had taken her to the car to give her the nebulizer while my husband got ready for work. He showed up at the end with the other two kids because he was going to head out. He was not intending them to go anywhere. I mentioned that I wanted to run errands, (I had been thinking later on in the morning) but since they were all there at the car (and as you may know that is half the battle) I seized the day and decided to leave then. No shower for me (48+ hours and counting…) I ran inside to quickly get out of my pjs, grab the stroller, a box of cereal, baby food, and some plastic cups.
This is how we looked. Pretty picture huh? Like my baby’s outfit? (pink and white stripped top with purple and white stripped pants)
I fed my baby in the car after we finished at Target. It wasn’t until we were inside the next store and my son announced that he really had to poop, that I realized he hadn’t even gone potty when he woke up or before we left.
So, there you have it. I’ve proven it. It can be done. We can get out the door and to our destination by 8:30am. All we have to do is skip the showers, leave the kids in their sleepwear, eat breakfast on the road and forgo the potty. I don’t know why we don’t make it out that early more often!
As my husband mentioned here, we lost power this week. The first thing I did when the power came back on?
Brush my teeth?
No
Shower?
No
Go to the bathroom?
No
I posted this on the internet so “the world” could know we are back. Aren’t you glad to know I’ve got my priorities right?
It’s been a fun few days around here. Really, it could have been so much worse. With 
the windows opened, it wasn’t that hot. (It the evening after the sun went down and the windows were opened, our hall thermostat read 80 degrees)! We have a gas stove, and a gas grill, so my husband grilled burgers on the first night and I made quesidillas on the second night. I told my kids it was like we were camping (only our beds are more comfortable) My husband pointed out to me later, that at least when we are camping we can have access to water to wash our dishes and flush our toilets and at most camp grounds you can even take a hot shower. (Hmmm, good point… we have a well so when the power goes out we lose all water as well). The other big drawback to the power outage is that our generator quit working and thus we lost everything in our refrigerator. Yes, this post is a vain attempt at putting off cleaning up that enormous mess.
As well as this mess waiting for me in the sink.
Well, the baby is up from her nap and I still have a fridge to clean out, so this will be it for now… I plan to post some pictures later today of our fun during the power outage, as well as get back to reading and commenting on people’s blogs… I have a lot of internet checking to catch up!!!
After 44 hours with no electricity and thus no running water, phone, or internet, I am happy to report, that we are back in action! WAHOO!!!! I have lots to post on our adventures over the past few days, but right now I have toilets to flush and hands to wash… but I am working on getting the kids down for their nap and then you better believe I’ll be online. 
As we pulled into the driveway and saw the lights on in our house my kids exclaimed, “Power! WAHOO! No more camping, now our clock in our bedroom works!” Yes, it really is the little things we miss, isn’t it?
