This upcoming week promises to be crazy at best. The boyfriend has class tonight. Then various evening obligations will keep us busy most “school” nights and a weekend that makes the week look restful. So in an attempt to get ahead to make the week less stressful I set out on Sunday morning in a whirlwind of domestic/athletic fury. By kickoff the house was clean. The laundry was almost finished. Two pies were cooling on the stove top. I had made enough meatballs to feed us a few nights this week and to freeze for a later date. Visions of cupcakes and chili danced in my head. I was even able to get my long run out of the way for this week so I wouldn’t be stressed trying to find time to get it done.
At 1 o’clock we sat down to watch what would surely be the Bengals second defeat and the wind started to kick up. Then the power flickered on and off a few times. Then, before the 1st quarter was even over the power was out. This time it did not come back on. So we broke out the radio and listened to the game while reading an assortment of books, magazines, and catalogs. Surely the power would be on for the 2nd game. No dice. We call the boyfriends parents, no power either. So now we were faced with no air conditioning, no football, no internet, and worst of all no food. That’s right no chili with cornbread or caramel cupcakes with a dark chocolate ganache (you would be amazed at how much more helpful a production line is willing to be with the promise of regular sweets). We try to distract ourselves with Sorry and dominos by candlelight (see I knew all those new candles would be useful).
Low blood sugar cranky butt syndrome was starting to set in. So we fired up the trusty grill. After quickly scavenging the freezer for vittles we settled on a menu for the evening and began cooking. Thankfully the sausages got done before the propane ran out, but the side dishes were left to finish cooking on residual heat. At least the noodles weren’t crunchy after 10 minutes.
The power finally came back on at quarter after 8, which gave of 45 minutes of football viewing pleasure before bedtime (we have to get up at 4 AM, but we only work 4 days a week so it isn’t too bad).
This morning our commute to work stretched from 25 miles in 45 minutes to 60 miles in 90 minutes with all the detours. The roof of a school near us was still in the road this morning which further complicated our trek into work.
We were lucky. Several homes in our area are still without power and will be for a couple of days. The boyfriend’s brother, parents, and grandparent all had significant damage to their homes and properties. Several people at work lost roofs and siding. All in all dominos by candlelight doesn’t seem too bad after all. I will still have to make those cupcakes……
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