Two weeks! I can't believe it! only 50 weeks left. Ha! I say only but it's such a long time!
We, my kids and I, spent the day trapped in our house. Ok well, perhaps "trapped" isn't the right word. It was 16 degrees outside and windy! Our front yard and sidewalks are basically a solid block of ice. I don't even know what the roads are like, but my husband tells me they aren't much different. It amazes me that Texas doesn't know how to handle weather like this!
Our electricity shut off every hour for about 15 minutes. ERCOT (Electric Reliability Council of Texas)
Decided that they needed to start rolling blackouts throughout Texas to prevent too much strain on our power grids. Which would apparently result in a statewide blackout. Now that we have gone about 3 hours without a mini black out (at my house) they are talking about restarting them through tonight and tomorrow. What takes the cake for me is that the Dallas Convention Center, which is the site of the NFL Experience, and City Hall,which is the location of the Emergency Operations Center for Super Bowl week. AND All of the Super Bowl venues are exempt from blackouts because they consider the game to be a top security risk. I mean seriously?! Forget the Texas citizens. Who care's if they are without power for 15 minutes-2 hours at a time. We need to make sure the Football events go off without a hitch. Gotta LOVE the government priorities!
I dunno Perhaps my view is wrong here but I don't like it at all.
Now that I am off my soapbox, the kids and I spent the day huddled up in bed under layers of heavy blankets watching cartoons for the entirety of the morning. Once the baby went down for her nap we moved to the much chillier living room and sipped on hot chocolate (and coffee for me) and munched on popcorn while playing a game of Monopoly. We had so much fun. It's nice every once in a while to be with out the electronic distractions. It's a lot easier to spend good quality time together. Those moments always make the best memories!
We, my kids and I, spent the day trapped in our house. Ok well, perhaps "trapped" isn't the right word. It was 16 degrees outside and windy! Our front yard and sidewalks are basically a solid block of ice. I don't even know what the roads are like, but my husband tells me they aren't much different. It amazes me that Texas doesn't know how to handle weather like this!
Our electricity shut off every hour for about 15 minutes. ERCOT (Electric Reliability Council of Texas)
Decided that they needed to start rolling blackouts throughout Texas to prevent too much strain on our power grids. Which would apparently result in a statewide blackout. Now that we have gone about 3 hours without a mini black out (at my house) they are talking about restarting them through tonight and tomorrow. What takes the cake for me is that the Dallas Convention Center, which is the site of the NFL Experience, and City Hall,which is the location of the Emergency Operations Center for Super Bowl week. AND All of the Super Bowl venues are exempt from blackouts because they consider the game to be a top security risk. I mean seriously?! Forget the Texas citizens. Who care's if they are without power for 15 minutes-2 hours at a time. We need to make sure the Football events go off without a hitch. Gotta LOVE the government priorities!
I dunno Perhaps my view is wrong here but I don't like it at all.
Now that I am off my soapbox, the kids and I spent the day huddled up in bed under layers of heavy blankets watching cartoons for the entirety of the morning. Once the baby went down for her nap we moved to the much chillier living room and sipped on hot chocolate (and coffee for me) and munched on popcorn while playing a game of Monopoly. We had so much fun. It's nice every once in a while to be with out the electronic distractions. It's a lot easier to spend good quality time together. Those moments always make the best memories!
Like his funky hat? He insisted me MUST wear it because it's warm, and yet his shirt is.... yeah
Who goes first? "YOUNGEST TO OLDEST!"
Yeah, I put marshmallows in my Coffee and it was YUMMY!
I think this is the longest span of days that Texas has ever called off school for more than one day. Tuesday, Wednesday, and tomorrow the kids will have been home. There is talk about more snow coming in Friday. We already have cabin fever!
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