It sure is nice to be back On The Home Front. As I mentioned over a week ago in a post October was a month I will not soon forget. I lost my father. What a hole he has left in my life. I am so thankful for the many wonderful memories I have. He was very good at writing poems and I am also thankful for the many poems he left behind. He could write verse for any occasion, a birthday, a wedding or a birth of a grand child. I am really going to miss him.
Two days after the service for my father, Hurricane Sandy arrived. I had decided to stay with my mom for a few days, which ended up being more than a few days – all without power, phone and Internet!
I was very thankful for my cell phone as we were able to keep in touch with what was going on. There were numerous trees down, flooded streets and wires everywhere.
None of this fazed my mother. My mother is the reason I am so interested in prudent living. She makes good use of everything! She had candle stubs on hand to provide light during the power outage. The cars were filled with gas before the storm arrived. Food from the freezer (which wasn’t much) was transferred to a heavy duty cooler with ice to keep it from defrosting and we ate all the leftovers up before they needed to be thrown out.
She has a gas stove so we could cook and town water so we did have water. By the end of the week we were wearing our coats inside, as the days got colder. Compared to so many we had it pretty easy, no damage to the house and a roof over our heads.
I do have to say it is wonderful to be back in Vermont in my own home ready to get back to life On The Home Front!
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