I'm B-A-A-A-A-A-A-C-K!!!

I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought; and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder. ~G.K. Chesterton

YAHOO!

Best sound in the world, bar none? My refrigerator kicking on a couple hours ago. Ahhh... the hum...

Totally made my day.

And, to celebrate (...are you ready?...) I FLUSHED THE POTTY!! Woot!

Seriously, folks, it's the little things. And, of everything that was affected by the power outage, that was by FAR the most inconvenient. Every muscle in my body aches from hauling water (in a 10 gallon bucket) 200 yards from the creek to the house about five or six times a day.

Lots more people still don't have power (Ceri, here's hoping you're not one of those -- thanks for leaving a comment, I was worried since your town was hit pretty hard) ... and I really feel for them. I can't believe all the trees and branches and debris everywhere. Just down the road, a HUGE oak fell -- roots and all -- and missed the house nearby by only a few feet. TONS of birch trees are history (including several in our yard) and pine trees were a big loser in the storm.

Kudos to the electric company folks for kicking butt. There must be just tons of wires and poles down. They are doing an amazing job. I very nearly kissed the guys from PSNH that drove past a little bit ago.

In any case, I have several hundred emails to sift through and just incredible amounts of work to do for LASR, so I'll sign off for now.

Just wanted to let you know that I HAVE POWER. It's truly a blessing.

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