Great weather in Ontario yesterday... Rain all morning and then thunderstorms in the afternoon. Fortunately the power stayed on at the office but when I pushed the button twice and the garage door at home and it didn't open I knew I wasn't so lucky.

So, my first power outage on 'the dirt road' with no husband. I explained to him on the only corded phone that this was a 'blue' responsibility and I was only in charge of 'pink'. No reaction. So, with just a couple hours before everything went dark I ate a bowl of cold cereal (yummy!), read the paper and settled into bed w/ Tanya by my side to read by flashlight.

Good thing I realized I could move the corded phone into the bedroom and chat the night away by candlelight. Thanks friends and family for the great visits.

Power came on after 11 -- much later than estimated 8:30. Thanks Hydro One...

First Time For Everything

I've been wanting to try this for a while, but thought, "Who the heck would care about what I'm doing?" I guess the answer may be that no one cares, but this could be fun anyhow.

So, 'Turn On The Dirt Road' ... Simply because it's the last description before you reach our house which is simply in the middle of no where. Well, not really no where, but no where near where I thought I would be at 36. Nope, never thought I'd be in the woods in rural Ontario, married to a man who travels, mother to a chocolate lab and loving it! Ha!!!

The other reason for the 'dirt road' in the title is that my life is consumed w/ the dirt road that I live on. Why is this? Well, because when you live on a dirt road you become very sensitive to weather patterns. For example, it's been raining here for a few days. Do you know what that does to my car? My shoes? My house? My dog??? Yeah, it's everywhere.

Four paragraphs in and this isn't so bad... Maybe I'll try it again tomorrow.