It's been weird. One of our friends didn't lose power at all, we got power back Monday night, and one of our other friends probably won't get it back until this weekend! We still haven't heard the status of another couple we know, and I'm hoping they are ok.

We've been helping out our friends with no power as best we can. At least the temps have been mild, of which I'm really thankful for.

Sunday night, we were thankful we had a gas stove. Had to remember how to light it by hand, but got one of our leftovers in the fridge reheated. Used a french press to make coffee monday morning, and realized to our horror that we no longer had a manual can open when I went to make lunch. So we had to settle for PB&J, LOL.

It's on the list of things to get, along with a battery back up to our sump pump and a possible small generator for things like the fridge and freezer. This is the third time we've lost power for about 24 hours, so at least we had tons of batteries and flashlights on hand.

Hoping everyone pulls through this ok.