Survived the storm. We luckily did not lose power or have any damage. I have a bit of "survivor's guilt" when asked how we made out in the storm, so many people nearby lost their homes or had extensive damage. My parents lost power for several days and spent one night with us because of the cold.
Little background- my parents are crazy! Not fun, eclectic crazy, but worrisome for their welfare crazy. They have never gotten along, my entire childhood was filled with their fighting and disagreeing. My mother jokes that they fought their entire honeymoon and it seems they never stopped. I'm not quite sure while they're still married, I think it's a combination of finance and laziness.
So, whenever my parents go anywhere, they take two cars. I have a fairly large driveway but on this night M had to leave for work at 6 the next morning so he had to be the last car in the driveway so he wouldn't get blocked in. My father had a hard time with this concept and at first tried to insist that he'd by up by that time but then resigned himself to being blocked in. Panic set in mid way through dinner and he insisted on "taking a ride" before settling down. The oddest part about that is that there was no gas to be had and he was also panicked about running out of gas, despite driving around aimlessly checking to see what areas had lights back. My mother insisted on bringing a pot roast that she cooked the day before, even though no one really wanted to choke down my mom's dry overcooked pot roast. My father refused to eat and we choked it down to be polite. My mother loves pot roast and is often forcing it on us. As soon as I had the baby she insisted on making a pot roast for us and randomly invites (guilts) us to dinner for pot roasts, usually on the hottest days of the year. Oh, and my dad showed up with laundry which he clutched to his chest and insisted he didn't need help with but kept asking questions about how to use the machine.
M and I decided to take advantage of the free babysitting and went out and got drinks. The place had no power and was serving drinks by candlelight. It was really fun, I sometimes miss just being "us".
My parents got power back the next night. My father still drove around aimlessly while complaining about not having gas to get to work on monday.
