December 30, 2012-Day 6 and Power Returns!

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• I forgot to write about my Campbell from the other day.  We were playing Bingo and she had a bingo.  I asked her what she was supposed to say and Campbell shouted out "thank you!"  Close enough for me.  
• Well, so much for the restful nights that we had the past few nights.  Night number 5 of no power was not restful at all.  Keaton woke up around 12:30 and tossed and turned with me for quite awhile.  We did sleep off and on until 5.  It was one of those nights, when you just look out the window waiting for the sun to come up and the night to be over.  At 5, Graham tried to join me but I sent him to Robby and shortly thereafter Anderson found another spot on the couch taking my pillow and blanket.
• Around 5, Robby did wrestle with Keaton for awhile.  We did give her some more milk (she had about a gallon last night).  He and I both got down in the floor with her and she did sleep for a few minutes before the sun came up.  
• The Dennies were already up and ready when we just started stirring.  They headed off to church, while the boys plus Cash and Keaton had donuts for breakfast.  Robby worked on adding some gas to the generator while I dressed the kids.  Then we both had showers and soon it was time to head to church.
• Our trash hasn't run lately so we dropped off some trash and then ran through McDonalds to pick up some more breakfast.  We were a few minutes early so we had time.  Then Robby dropped us off at church and parked.  Our car was easy to find in the church parking lot-the only car with gas cans sitting on top.  We needed more gas for the generator so he put the cans on top of the car instead of leaving them and their smell in the car.
• Our Sunday school class was surprisingly full this moring.  I guess that everyone was ready to get out of the house.  Robby worked my nursury duty for me today and I took the 3 boys to church.  They were perfect through the entire thing.  I did have to snap my fingers once at Graham and even moved my stuff in preparation for him to come and sit right beside me but he quickly straightened up.  
• As church was over, Anderson stood up and asked Cash "that was long, wasn't it?"  Cash agreed and added "they did too much singing."  Funny boys!  I think they were just ready to go and eat lunch with everyone else.
• We met Grannymom, Grandpa, Dana, Lilly, Campbell and Reagan at Jason's Deli for lunch.  Campbell told me and Robby that she "missed us so much" and gave us big hugs.  Reagan didn't really miss us as much but I think that she was still glad to see us.  
• After lunch, we made a quick run to the gas station and then headed home.  On our way home, we drove past our house down Lawson and saw 5+ power and tree trucks working on the lines.  I had never seen so many lines down so we thought for sure it would at least be the next day or two before we got power.  
• Robby turned on the little heater in our room and we put Keaton down for a nap.  We are hoping that she didn't sleep well last night because she was overly tired and that a nap this afternoon would help.  My nap this afternoon sure helped me.  
• Robby didn't get his nap though.  He got interested in the redbox movie he had gotten for the kids and stayed awake-even though he was all snuggled up with Campbell who was sleeping sound.  About the time it was over, Grannymom and Grandpa came to move out.  They gathered their belongings and then watched the rest of the movie with us before heading home.  Grannymom did take a basket of my laundry with her which would leave us one load to do at her house tomorrow. 
• We had our supper-leftover Chinese food, chicken nuggets, tacos and pecan pie.  We are getting pretty good at our generator living. The generator is the best thing Robby had bought in a while.  Hopefully we will not need it for a long, long time but it has certainly paid off this time-we could have survived without one but we were comfortable and that really is worth a lot.  Keeping a family of 7, almost 8, comfortable is very important.  
• Everyone had finished eating and Robby was having his fooz ball tournament with the kids, when I walked into the bathroom and the lights popped on.  I started saying "hey, hey" and everyone turned and looked.  Then the kids all screamed like we had won the lottery.  We even all scared the poor baby.  According to the entergy website, our street does not have power so we are crossing our fingers that they don't turn it off!  
• Within minutes of having our power back on, I had started laundry and the dishes and Robby was winding up extension cords.  But we are still sleeping all together in the bonus room tonight and actually, we are all going to tomorrow night as well.  We have been promising the kids that they can have a stay up all night so New Year's Eve should work.  Actually tonight, they went to bed around 10 and within 5 minutes everyone is sound asleep.  
• Well, I did say that all of us are sleeping in the bonus room but that isn't quite accurate.  Keaton has been banished to my bedroom.  The pack n play is still up in there so Robby turned on the heater to get it warmer quicker and she was sent there to sleep.  I did move the monitor so we can hear her tonight if she fusses.  
• Back to this evening though, the topic of conversation with Reagan was getting her ears pierced.  I have often told her that I would take her any time to have them done.  She must be thinking about it because she sure asked a lot of questions.  
• While the boys were taking a bath, the sensor light in the bathroom went out.  They screamed that the power had gone off.  Robby who was sitting behind the tv working moaned until I reminded everyone that it was just the bathroom light and quickly turned it back on.  
• Big plans around here for tomorrow-lots of picking up and cleaning along with lunch out and then stay up all night.  I am glad that power has come back on but I really kind of enjoyed it all-I guess it is nice to slow down for a bit.