Finally in from the cold

If you've been following the national news, you probably know that there was a major wind storm in the Puget Sound area (including Seattle) on Thursday night. It knocked out power to 1.5 MILLION people in the Seattle/Tacoma area, most of which are still without power. We braved it out for two nights but Makenna is still sick and when we woke up this morning the temperature in the house was 48 degrees. We decided to pack it up and head down to my sisters house in Vancouver. So we are here now, enjoying warm showers, warm food and a warm home.

I have tons of pictures to post later of all the trees that are down that took powerlines down with it. Within a couple blocks of our house there were 12 trees that fell and took lines down. We are hearing it will be days before the power is restored. We are very grateful to have had a well stocked 72 hour kit, a car with a full tank of gas (and an entertainment system since we packed the kids in with movies when we needed some warmth) and of course are very grateful for my sister and her family for taking us in.

This isn't exactly how we were planning to spend our last week before Christmas but it is definitely an adventure! It has been weird for everything to be without power - grocery stores, gas stations, restaurants, etc. It has really made us realize how well we really need to be prepared. We will be buying a generator sometime in the future!

Anyway, we will keep the Blog updated with our whereabouts. If you have sent an email in the last few days (there have been a lot of you), we'll try to get back to you soon!

Our prayers are with our friends who are still in the cold tonight!