Power Restored....

It's hot pretty much everywhere in the USA. Here in metro-Detroit, we've been shattering records and making new ones. I think the most recent new record is "longest stretch of 90+ degree days" and I think it's at 18 days. The thing about heat here in Michigan is the HUMIDITY. We have such saturated air that while the temp is 98 (which I understand is normal in many places--but not here!) the humidity makes you feel like you  just stepped into a hot steamy shower. Except not in a good way.

So some storms blow through metro-Detroit which was a blessing because we'd gone 3+ weeks with no rain (again, normal in many parts of the country, but not normal here). The rain was welcomed, but the horrible storms that accompanied it were not. We lost power TWICE this week. Once on Tuesday for several hours and then early Thursday. Sure sure, we were in good company-something like 325,000 were out. However, it was also 100+ degrees outside. That makes it unbearable.

Here's the thing. We have a special needs child. He has severe food allergies which means he eats mostly fresh food (and some hot dogs, I won't lie) and that food needs to be kept cold AND I have to be able to heat it. I can't just take him to a restuarant. My super awesome neighbor had power and we spent a nice day there, enjoying the a/c and heating up food =) But when we learned that it would be 4 days before power was restored, we packed up and headed to my Dad & step Mom's house about 20 mins from here. (& thanks to all of our awesome friends who offered up their homes as a hotel!)There we enjoyed a/c, wifi, and LAUNDRY. Brad holed up at home to man the generator that was powering our fridge and chest freezer and my elderly neighbor's fridge, too.

Thankfully, our power was only out about 2 days. We had no damage to our home from the storm and didn't lose any food. All in all-we're relieved. Makes me want to figure out how to hook up a solar panel or 3 to run a few simple appliances!!

Here's some photos of the heat yesterday. Ok, they're photos of the thermometer in the car, but you get the idea.

You smartie folks will notice that yes indeed, that's two different cars. The top one is my van and the bottom is my parent's Jeep that we're borrowing while we get the a/c fixed in my van =)  (thanks, dad & jean!) Don't send me any hate comments, I took the photos while at red lights =)  I don't text or photograph while driving, lol.

Stay safe and stay cool!