The Ice Storm

Even though the ice storm did not directly impact the Artfull Hand it did do some damage around my house. Many trees lost branches and we lost power for a good part of the week-end. We lost power Saturday night about ten. We do ok because we heat with wood. And DH and I like a coolish house. We got part power back around 1-ish Sunday afternoon. I say part power because a limb from a tree from the woods next to our house had pulled and stretched the wire that runs from our house to the transformer. It didn't totally disconnect so some power is coming into the house. Dh went around and unplugged or turned off all major appliances and well pump, fearing that they were trying to run and might burn out the motors.... We can watch TV and flip on a light. We have no water. Had to go to the in-laws to shower and do a load of laundry. Was going to eat supper with them but then it started to rain and DH was afraid that it might ice us in . So we left after showering and laundry was done. The only good thing is that the roads never got bad. Some people like my mother in St. Charles are still without power.
Combine the ice storm with what the news media is calling, "The Miracle in Missouri", it has been a very intense few days. The return of Ben Ownsby and Shawn Hornbeck is truly amazing. The population of this whole area was elated and estatic. The talk in the grocery store Friday night was not of the impending ice storm but the locating of not one but TWO lost boys!!!
Hopefully those boys will heal enough in the coming months and years to appreciate the beauty of an ice storm.
This was not my first ice storm and we were somewhat prepared for it. After walking around the yard taking pictures we got down to the job of moving the downed limbs from the driveway and the house. It is amazing how heavy a little branch can be with 3/4 of an inch of ice coating it.
A nice hot soak in the bathtub would have been nice......