A week ago Friday, the DC area was hit with a horrid thunderstorm with winds of 80+ MPH. Millions were left without power, we were one of them. Luckily, we found a hotel early and didn’t have to suffer in the heat like many others did. Our power was finally restored on Monday afternoon, but there are still thousands without. All of this happened during a record heat wave, temperatures exceeding 100 degrees.
When we finally returned to our home, we had the unpleasant task of cleaning out a fridge full of spoiled food (this equals four giant garbage bags). A week later, we are slowly getting back to normal. I couldn’t face a giant trip to the grocery store (neither could the stores as they were forced to do the same as we were, on a much larger scale. Instead, we’ve been making small trips to the store to restock.
Needless to say, I didn’t have a chance to get a great deal of reading accomplished this week. While my boys enjoyed the mini, unplanned vacation spending their afternoons in the hotel pool, sharing one hotel room with two boys, my husband and our dog did not permit me much reading time.
Thankfully, I’m getting back into my reading grove. Our internet was down for days after our power was restored, so I’m spending this weekend catching up on posts that went unwritten and books left unread.
Lesson learned: if the zombie apocalypse or the end of days as predicted by the Mayans hits the DC area, we are doomed.
To end on a happy note, I do have a pretty awesome giveaway going on now. You really should enter!
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