This little guy continues to melt our hearts on a daily basis.
Sage and Joey hadn't seen each other in months, but they acted like old friends.
Our get-togethers with friends are looking a bit different these days... :)
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Sunday, August 11, 2013
Power Outage
Yep, our first official school night of the 2013 school year and we had a power outage. Do you think it's a sign that the last day of the 2012 school year was extended with a tornado warning and this year is starting with a power outage? Hmmm...
Generally, this really wouldn't be a big deal, but when you fully rely on access through your garage to get into your house and your garage door won't open, then you are SOL. No, we didn't have any keys with us, other than the car key.
Let me back up a bit. A little after three today I decided to jog with Sage in the stroller to the library as a fun afternoon together (in 90+ degree heat). She loved our run, but was disappointed when the library was closed. Oops. So, we returned our books and instead of going back home the way we came, she wanted to go the "long way". Four miles into the run I thought I was going to stroke out so I called Ross and had him meet us at our favorite frozen yogurt place, just around the corner.
Since Drew was just getting up from a nap and I had asked Ross to pack swimsuits to go to the splash park afterwards, we had a few minutes to kill. Just our luck, there was a live band playing at a sports bar, so we parked ourselves under the tree to cool off and enjoyed a pretty good cover band. Shortly after, Ross and Drew joined us for some Fro-Yo and it was off to the splash park.
The kids had a blast, as usual, in the water and on the playground. It was already approaching bedtime when we returned home, expecting baths and bed. (It was a full day with church and the zoo in the morning.) However, our garage door wouldn't open because the power was out. We were locked out without keys to the house.
So, quick thinking, we high-tailed it to McDonald's and enjoyed a little picnic at yet another playground nearby, hoping our neighbors would soon text us with the wonderful news that our power was back on. Not so lucky. Another hour passed before we returned home and Ross and Travis (our wonderful neighbor) tried to unlock our garage door with a piece of wood and clothes hanger. It would have helped if we had windows in the door and they could have seen what they were doing.
It was approaching 9:00 when Ross called a locksmith. He rolled up in an unmarked black SUV... and wanted to break into our house. (That's such an interesting profession...) After five minutes or so of being unsuccessful, our power went back on and we just had to pay him for the service call. Meanwhile Sage and Drew were highly-entertained in the front yard with a flashlight, happy meal toys, and wooden shim catapults, and some pretty awesome neighbors!
They are probably hoping for another power outage tomorrow!
Generally, this really wouldn't be a big deal, but when you fully rely on access through your garage to get into your house and your garage door won't open, then you are SOL. No, we didn't have any keys with us, other than the car key.
Let me back up a bit. A little after three today I decided to jog with Sage in the stroller to the library as a fun afternoon together (in 90+ degree heat). She loved our run, but was disappointed when the library was closed. Oops. So, we returned our books and instead of going back home the way we came, she wanted to go the "long way". Four miles into the run I thought I was going to stroke out so I called Ross and had him meet us at our favorite frozen yogurt place, just around the corner.
Since Drew was just getting up from a nap and I had asked Ross to pack swimsuits to go to the splash park afterwards, we had a few minutes to kill. Just our luck, there was a live band playing at a sports bar, so we parked ourselves under the tree to cool off and enjoyed a pretty good cover band. Shortly after, Ross and Drew joined us for some Fro-Yo and it was off to the splash park.
The kids had a blast, as usual, in the water and on the playground. It was already approaching bedtime when we returned home, expecting baths and bed. (It was a full day with church and the zoo in the morning.) However, our garage door wouldn't open because the power was out. We were locked out without keys to the house.
So, quick thinking, we high-tailed it to McDonald's and enjoyed a little picnic at yet another playground nearby, hoping our neighbors would soon text us with the wonderful news that our power was back on. Not so lucky. Another hour passed before we returned home and Ross and Travis (our wonderful neighbor) tried to unlock our garage door with a piece of wood and clothes hanger. It would have helped if we had windows in the door and they could have seen what they were doing.
It was approaching 9:00 when Ross called a locksmith. He rolled up in an unmarked black SUV... and wanted to break into our house. (That's such an interesting profession...) After five minutes or so of being unsuccessful, our power went back on and we just had to pay him for the service call. Meanwhile Sage and Drew were highly-entertained in the front yard with a flashlight, happy meal toys, and wooden shim catapults, and some pretty awesome neighbors!
They are probably hoping for another power outage tomorrow!
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