Tuesday-School was cancelled today because of the storm that continues accross the St. Louis Metropolitan Area. It's still continuing to sleet outside and the meteorologists are saying that there is a big snow storm that's coming. Also, checks continue to come in one by one in the mailbox. The girls are excited at the number of responses we are getting to help them give back to St. Louis Children's Hospital. We are getting donations from both companies and individuals! This evening just after supper the lights began to flicker on and off. So I hurried the girls upstairs for their bath and showers. Just after they finished their bath/showers the power went off. It was off for about an hour and then came back on. We were so excited! I blew out all the candles, only for the power to go back off again after 10 to 15 minutes and it stay off for the rest of the evening. Thankfully, I had inflated the air mattress in preparation of a power outage. We moved it into the family room where the fireplace is that way the girls had something to sleep on. Trystan was excited because she said that it was like camping. Because of the fire and being able to sleep in the same bed as her sissy! Tracy slept in the recliner and I slept on the couch. Throughout the night Tracy had to continue adding wood to the fire to keep it going so we could stay warm.
Wednesday-This morning we woke up and there still was no power. First thing Tracy and I did was emptied out the refrigerators and put all of the food in totes and placed them on the back porch to keep the items cold and from spoiling. The house continues to get colder and colder. We hunkered down in the family room the entire day. We had picnic meals, played games, and helped Trystan with her Valentine boxes and cards all in front of the fireplace. The family room stayed around 60 degrees. The rest of the house was between 54-56 degrees. COLD!!! Thankfully at about 6:30 p.m., as we were getting ready to eat supper, the power came back on. Hip hip horray!! Just shy of 24 hours. The furnace kicked on and the house heated right up. We all got our hot shower/baths and turned on our electric blankets. All four of us were happy to be able to sleep in our own beds and with heat!
Thursday-We all slept good last night in our own beds and stayed warm with heat! We are so thankful that the electricity was restored last night at dinnertime. Still no school today due to icy roads and dangerously cold temperatures! Even though there wasn't any school today, Alyssa did have dance tonight.
Friday-Back to school today. While I was dropping the girls off at school Trystan told me that her right heel was hurting her. I was concerned and asked her if she needed me to bring her a different or more comfortable pair back to her at school. She reassured me that she was fine and that I worry too much. Greenville only had school until 12:30 p.m. They were already scheduled for an early dismissal. Since they got out of school early, we swung by the First National Bank here in Greenville to pick up their donations for Jeans Month. They were all very kind and even posed for a picture with the girls! We came home for about an hour and then headed to Washington University where Tracy works because they too had a donation for the girls. Both Alyssa and Trystan were very excited knowing that businesses are participating in their fundraiser! Tracy and I are concerned about this pain that Trystan has complained off and on about today in her foot. We have decided to wait and see how she is tomorrow. If the pain is still bothering her we will discuss further if we need to contact the doctor.
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