What could be greater...? Last night David brought home a generator that he borrowed from work. We hooked it up and had a little bit of power. It was very exciting! Then around 10:45 I couldn't sleep and as I was laying there, the lights turned on in the house! OOOOOOOh! David was so tired he didn't even notice. I HAD to wake him up, I was stoked! Apparently the power company cleared a tree late last night and "we've got power"! They thought it would be 3 weeks... It's funny b/c I am still adpting to HAVING power. I have found myself in several rooms trying to find something and mad at myself for not having brought a flashlight and then I realized I could just flip a switch. It was also really cold last night as the AC came on. David was excited about that b/c he has been working in areas that have had air conditioning. He says the house felt like an oven. I had got used to the regular temps. (its been very nice temperatures here) and it was good for me. It's also great not to hear the hum of generators all day and night. It is SO quiet! I have done dishes, laundry, etc. I have REALLY enjoyed being able to do it! Its funny what we take for granted.
As for the MRE's that David blogged about earlier -> they were great! We were out of food and they weren't too bad to eat. We got a box of 10 of them. We had fun opening our first one b/c they were packed with all sorts of stuff. Crackers, Tabasco sauce, tea, milkshake powder, mocha coffee, m&m's, bread, cakes, muffins, you name it! The next day, I got a little carried away, I enjoyed seeing what was going to be in my MRE so much that I ended up opening every one of them... It was kind of like Christmas! I couldn't stop! You didn't know what was going to be in the package (maybe it was too hot in the house and the heat got to me) good times during the aftermath of IKE! FEMA is great to provide these and they were very well welcomed!
As for those people who aren't proud to be an American- not naming any names but someones name that rhymes w/yo' momma comes to mind. It was great to see how many people pulled together to get us power, food, water, ice, etc. We weren't as badly hit as some areas- but still we were in need and hit bad enough. People came from all over and they came quickly. I appreciate all the support to our area and others as well. There is still a lot of cleaning of branches, refrigerators to refill, gas to stay supplied, etc. but we were well taken care of!
Last but not least. As for our baby, BRING ON THE REFERRAL! We are ready and are tired of waiting! I expected to log on and see a ton of names moved over to the "received referral" column. One family moved... its better than none but I have to say I am DISSAPPOINTED! The thing I did have was a phone and every time it rang I would run across the house to where I had it hooked to the wall and as much as I enjoyed talking to everyone who called concerned, I was hoping that it would be someone from Gladney saying "We have a referral for you". How great would that have been to end the whole hurricane catastrophy? Unfortinately this never happenend. This is the first time I have got antsy about the phone ringing. So BRING IT ON! We're past ready!
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I know this is coming late but I just wanted to give my 8-cents of comments.
I,as a woman of color, and listening to Michelle Obama's comment, can see, feel and hear where she was coming from with the total statement (not the edited media version). I, as a woman of color, am not always proud to be an American, nor of what America has done and often times stand for; however, that doesn't mean I, like Michelle, will not give my heart, mind and service to another fellow human being in a heart's beat. Yes, it's hard for many people of non-color to understand what we mean based upon our life's experiences but that's what is great about freedom of speech, it allows us to feel safe enough to share our heart without being judged. Reread or Relisten to Michelle's speech without the editing of sound bites. She speaks for many of us --- she too is an American and at last, many of us finally feel like America belongs to us too.
Respectfully stated, the Cocoprincess' Mom - Ema.
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