LIGHTS OUT....

ITS BEEN A HARD DAY AROUND HERE. WE COULDN'T STAY AT THE WATER PARK DUE TO THE GLASS IN THE POOL, COME HOME TO A HUGE STORM TO NOW POWER. RIGHT NOW I AM SITTING OUT IN SCOTTS TRUCK WITH THE LAPTOP PLUGGED IN. I WAS IN THE HOUSE BUT I NOTICED THAT THE BATTERY IS RUNNING LOW ON MY LAPTOP SO I BROUGHT IT OUT HERE TO PLUG IT IN. HE HAS A REAL PLUG OUTLET IN THIS TRUCK AND I AM TAKING FULL ADVANTAGE OF IT. I WANT A GOOD CHARGE BEFORE TOMORROW COMES AND I HAVE NO BATTERY. EVEN RIGHT NOW ITS POURING DOWN. CRAZY HUGH

THE HOUSE HAS BEEN BY CANDLES AND LANTERNS ONLY. IT HAS BEEN NICE BUT IT HAS ALSO SUCKED. ITS BEEN HARDER ON THE KIDS THAN ANYONE ELSE. THEY ARE JUST BORED TO DEATH. WE HAVE BEEN PLAYING BOARD GAMES BUT THAT ONLY LASTS SO LONG BEFORE THAT GETS OLD.

THE TERRIBLE THING ABOUT THE POWER BEING OUT IS WE ARE ON WELL WATER AND WITHOUT POWER THE PUMP DONT WORK SO WE ARE NOT GETTING WATER EITHER. THAT MAKES IT EVEN WORSE. IF POWER IS NOT BACK UP BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON WE ARE GOING TO GO TO THE TOWN OVER WHERE THERE IS POWER TO GO SHOWER AT SCOTTS FRIENDS HOUSE. HE WILL BE WORKING AT THE DEALERSHIP SO I DOUBT HE WILL CARE. SCOTT IS GOING OVER THERE TOMORROW TO GO GET READY FOR WORK. THIS IS QUITE THE CHALLENGE..

BUT I WAS THINKING ABOUT IT. MAYBE THIS HAPPENED TO FORCE ALL OF US TO SPEND MORE TIME TOGETHER BEFORE THE KIDS LEAVE. WITHOUT ANY TV OR ANYTHING ELSE WE CAN SURE FOCUS ON EACH OTHER. I AM NOT EVEN ON THE COMPUTER MUCH JUST TRYING TO SAVE THE BATTERY FOR WHEN WE NEED IT. SO THIS MIGHT BE A GOOD THING AFTER ALL.

BUT I DO HOPE THAT THE POWER IS BACK ON TOMORROW OR I WILL HAVE TO START TAKING THINGS OUT OF THE FRIG TO PUT IN COOLERS. I HAVENT OPENED THE FREEZER ONE TIME..I AM JUST PRAYING THAT THE FOOD STAYS GOOD...THAT WILL BE LIKE THROWING MONEY OUT FOR NOTHING IF IT ALL GOES BAD.

WE CALLED THE ELECTRIC COMPANY A FEW TIMES AND THEY SAID IT SHOULD BE WORKING BY 6PM TOMORROW NIGHT BUT I HAVE MY DOUBTS. ITS RAINING REALLY HARD RIGHT THIS MINUTE AND LIGHTENING. SO I REALLY DONT KNOW WHAT TO THINK. WE HAVE DOWN POWER LINES ALL OVER OUR ROAD. WE ARE SO FAR OUT IN THE WOODS THAT I DOUBT THEY WILL HURRY OUT HERE TO US. BUT I STILL HOPE THEY DO! ITS NOT SO EASY LIVING LIKE THIS! THE SHOWER IS THE HARD PART. I CAN BUY WATER BUT NOT ENOUGH TO SHOWER IN FOR 4 OF US!

I AM ALSO PRAYING THAT I DONT RUN HIS BATTERY OUT CHARGING THIS COMPUTER OR HE WILL KILL ME!! THE GAS LOOKS LOW TOO.. I WOULD GO FILL IT UP BUT I AM HOPING IT CHARGES FAST AND I CAN JUST STAY PUT. THERE ARE TONS OF LIMBS AND TREES ALL OVER THE ROAD AND I DONT WANT TO CHANCE IT IN THIS 40K TRUCK. AS LONG AS HE HAS ENOUGH TO GET TO THE GAS STATION THEN HE SHOULD BE FINE.

I GOT A LOT MORE PICTURES THAT I NEED TO GET UP ON HERE BUT LIKE I SAID, I AM TRYING TO WAIT TILL THE KIDS LEAVE BEFORE I SPEND A LOT OF TIME ONLINE. I HAVE BEEN HAVING REAL TROUBLE TRYING TO GET PAST THE IDEA OF TAKING THEM BACK TO THEIR FATHER. I GET REALLY UPSET JUST THINKING ABOUT IT. BUT SUNDAY IS FAST APPROACHING AND LIKE IT OR NOT I AM GOING TO HAVE TO FACE IT. AND SO ARE THEY. ITS GOING TO BREAK MY HEART. I DOUBT THERE IS A BUCKET BIG ENOUGH ON THIS EARTH TO HOLD ALL THE TEARS THAT IS GOING TO BE SHED THAT DAY. I AM GOING TO HAVE TO TRY TO STAY BUSY THE FEW DAYS AFTER TO JUST TRY TO KEEP MY MIND ON SOMETHING ELSE. HOPEFULLY THAT WILL HELP. I WOULD NORMALLY SAY THAT I ENJOY THE HOUSE BEING QUITE BUT AFTER HAVING THEM HERE FILLING UP THE HOUSE WITH SMILES AND LAUGHTER I DONT KNOW IF I WANT IT QUITE AFTER ALL. BUT SCOTT KEEPS REMINDING ME THAT ITS NOT FOREVER. HE HAS GOTTEN ME THROUGH TOUGHER TIMES THAN THIS AND I AM GOING TO LAY MY HEAD ON HIS SHOULDER AND LET HIM HELP CARRY ME THROUGH THIS PAINFUL TIME.

WELL ITS 130 AND THIS LAPTOP IS FULLY CHARGED AND I AM OFF TO GO INSIDE AND READ UNDER CANDLE LIGHT UNTIL I FALL ASLEEP..

FINGERS CROSSED THAT POWER IS BACK ON TOMORROW. BUT....I HAVE MY DOUBTS!! ITS POURING RIGHT NOW..STILL..

GOOD NIGHT FRIENDS.

K JAGGERS

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