Thermal Refugees

Yesterday evening we lost power at our house. There was a major windstorm in our area, and the airport in Salem reported winds of 80 mph. We thought it was just one of those funny temporary things that happens, but as time went on and the power did not come back, we became more concerned. Apparently there are about 350,000 people around Oregon without power and they're saying some of us may not have power all weekend. As it was 55 degrees inside our house during Friday we thought it might get a little too cold for Sophia overnight. So we have come up to Battle Ground to stay with Paul's parents. We were coming up here Saturday anyway to celebrate Darla's birthday, so we're just here a day early. We're really enjoying the light and heat! Back at home we lost everything in our refrigerator and inside freezer and that will be expensive to replace! We are just hoping that the power comes back on soon enough to save the food in the freezer in the garage. In the meantime, we'll enjoy family time here in Battle Ground where there is warmth and light.