Tropical storms happen all the time along the coast. Tropical storms from the Gulf do not keep their tropical storm status when they reach Woodstock. But since it is 2020, tropical storm Zeta did just that. We had downed trees and debris all over the place. Schools across the state closed in preparation, and it was a good thing because many lost power.
Our driveway had a tree down across it, but our neighbor had it cut apart quickly. It wasn't like we could go anywhere though. The street was blocked by a downed tree, and it took the powerline down with it.
It was like the shelter in place orders were back. We took family walks to check out the damage around us.
The girls fixed the sign that was twisted in the high winds.
The tree was finally cut, but we ended up being without power for 3 full days. We found dry ice for our freezer, but by the time we needed to replace it there was no ice or dry ice to be found anywhere. Thankfully we were able to borrow a generator from someone who's power had already been restored. I can manage without power, but I hated to lose all of the food in the freezer. We took hot showers at my mom's house, and the girls showered at a friends house one night.
We did schoolwork at the Windham's one day. It's hard to do your homeschool days with no internet. They were gracious to have us over for most of the day and even feed us lunch.
Kayla and Lilly worked on math one evening by lantern light.
This was the perfect time for Macy to do her science fair experiment. She was testing different insulations to see which one would be best to prevent houses from fire damage.
We were also responsible for bringing chips and queso over to the Windham's for dinner. I wanted to take the easy way out this year, especially with the power outage. Marc decided he wanted to make queso from scratch. There was no power, so he improvised and cooked it on the grill. It turned out great, and I was impressed!
Three days later, on Marc's birthday, our power was restored. We survived with the help of family and friends. 2020 sure is full of surprises!
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