We have so much to write about, so why haven't we written? Hurricane Ike in Cincinnati, that's why! Seriously, who would have thought that we'd have to worry about a hurricane in Ohio, but the winds whipped through here with such severity and sustainability on Sunday that it knocked out power to 85% of Cincinnati and the surrounding area. And, we happen to be one of those homes that is still without power -- four days and counting.
I have so much to write about -- the meeting of the Karens (and families), my aunt's amazing memorial service, my first week back at work full-time, the woeful Bengals ... and oh right, the reason you check in to begin with -- the amazing Max! Max, by the way, doesn't seem to mind walking around in the dark. He's just an amazing kid who goes with the flow -- even if that means eating strange dinners and reading books by candlelight.
As the storm blew through (no rain, just wind), we were at the Bengals game, having hired a babysitter for THE FIRST TIME EVER. She hunkered down inside of the house with Max as the winds howled, the limbs crashed into our house, and the electricity went out. We had NO IDEA how bad it was, since we were in the stadium -- until we were on our way home. It wasn't until she texted me, "Is it bad if there are wires down in your front yard?" that we realized we needed to come home. (We may never see her again -- although I did give her alot of extra $ for the stress we put her through!)
So, we have no cable, no Internet, no lights, etc., and my evenings of blog updating and stalking are on hold for the time being. I am trying to keep my nose to the grindstone at work so I can rush home in a timely fashion while I still have a few hours of daylight to get anything accomplished, so not much personal time at work, either.
We're making due with our gas grill, and primarily canned goods. The grocery stores have little "fresh" food since they all lost power, too, and they had to toss anything that required refrigeration. We tossed the contents of the refrigerator and freezer yesterday, but it's still quite easy to cook canned soup in a pot on the grill. :-) We're keeping milk on ice in the cooler, so Max has his comfort drink and all is fine in his world.
As soon as our camping experience comes to a close, we promise to catch up with everyone.
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All of that sounds familiar...well, minus the no rain to accompany Ike's wind. Houston is up to almost 50% with power, 6 days later. Good luck with your continued camping adventure!
I wondered if you had any problems. They said it was worse as you followed the river. We had the bad winds and lots of limbs down but no sustained power outages just flickering.
Max looks so much older in the new pic on the side. We are anxious to see him (and you guys!) again.
Nick has been talking about Max still. Occasionally, I have to ask him if he is talking about Max the boy or Max (actually Mac)the truck from the movie Cars! LOL! He always talks about driving with both....wonder why? hee, hee!!!!
We got home with a train car from Max's train....oh well, guess we have to bring it to you or better yet, you can come get it...we have power! We are about to finish up our juice....Nick actually likes it too...especially the sour cherry...he must still have Kaz taste buds for fruit juices. He won't drink the American versions??
When you get a minute at work, check out our blog and the the latest incident...hilarious!
Miss you! karen
You have the best attitude girl! I'm sorry you have no power, that stinks...but you sure put a good spin on it. I hate hurricanes and I for one am glad that I am in Kaz during hurricane season!
I do love the updated pic of Max on the left...he gets cuter and cuter day by day.
I think I am going to have to get Sean an "ocho cinco" jersey for Christmas. ugh...
Can't wait until your power is back on.....only so you can blog of course. LOL
also, thank you so much for your constant cheerleading. It means a lot.
Day 14-gone. :)
13 to go!!!
:)
Hey there girl...
I am glad that you all are safe and I hope by now your power is back on. The wind was crazy here in Lebanon. I guess it got to 80 mph. They have, according to my teenage son, actually catagorized this as a catagorey 1 hurricane in Ohio!!! LOL... I would never have imagined living in Ohio and having a HUrricane!
So glad things are going so good with your beautiful little family. We are still patiently waiting in MFA.
Tracy
I read bout your visit to Minnesota and saw the pictures on Karen's blog--looks like great fun.
Hey, its almost like you're in florida! Wow. Its tough - and look at Max - has he grown or what? Doesn't look like that same turbin dressed little guy we met in Ust. Other than what Ike did, you guys sound great!
Wow! Take care of yourselves. I hope they get everything up and going soon.
And for now, just pretend like you're camping :-)
Take care!!!
Thinking of you guys—are your lights back on? I can't imagine having to cook canned soup in a pot on a grill for very long. (Even though I am a camper and love roughing it.)
Hoping all is back to normal by now!
ohhh, I hope you have power back by now. max is sooo cute. Can't wait to meet him.
I'm looking forward to your update. Hang in there in the meantime. Sounds like you all are handling it well. It is a bummer to lose all of that food in the frig and freezer, though.
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