Day 14

Today marks the two week mark on no power. We were hopeful yesterday because the crews were working on our line. There are three poles down where the line goes through the field northwest of us. They need heavy snow-moving equipment to get to the site, which they didn't have available. Still dark. I will call the office of emergency management today and ask for a temporary patch into the MDU line until they can fix the poles, if they think they can't fix it today. Another storm is coming over the weekend. We do have partial heat, the toilets flush, and we have cold running water. We don't have appliances or more than one light.

Today is a quilt shop day. I accidentally left my toiletries bag there yesterday, so no cleaning up until I get to work. I am making Lance's sister, Diane, a pincushion as a memento of her visit. Richard is waking up and walking, but is cranky he can't go home. He needs more nutrition to build up his strength and lose excess water, but doesn't have much appetite.

I know tomorrow will be a better day.