Yesterday was a crazy day. Wind gusts up to 90 mph and up to 102 mph just south of us. Shingles flying around. 60-foot pine trees uprooted. Trees snapped, branches broken. Fences of all kinds broken. Garbage flying around. Christmas decorations destroyed. Power outages.I was worried throughout the day about the power going out. Praying that it wouldn't. The power at my mom's work went out and they were told to plan up to 72 hours before power would be restored.
As a kid a power outage was exciting and adventurous. Even as an adult power outages brought adventure. Other than as a grown up there is the worry of the contents of the refrigerator and freezer and freezing pipes... Having a child who depends on electricity for life creates a very different adventure when the power goes out. This is not a fun adventure but one full of stomach twisting worry.
Most of Emylie's equipment has battery life. When the batteries are dead we then have to find alternatives....a generator with an extension cord and a way to divert the exhaust fumes from coming into the house or take her to a place with power - a kind neighbor has part of their home connected to a generator so when the power goes out that portion of their house still runs as if nothing has happened. (wouldn't that be AWESOME!) Thankfully when the power went out at our house it only was out for an hour and we didn't have to get to creative with our options. It was a huge blessing to have such a short time without power when others around us were out for much longer. I am also grateful for our wonderful neighbors who checked on us and offered there home to our family if we needed a place to go - thank you!
