I will apologize right off for not letting Grandma stay on top for very long, but I know many of you have been extremely concerned about us up here in the pines. Monday night around 11:30 our power went out. We woke up Tuesday to a 50 degree house, snow to blow and neighbors to help. Needless to say, it was a very long day. We had to drive around the neighborhood just to get warm. Long story short, we are very thankful for a warm house, electricity, warm water, and very good friends who took us in, fed us, let us warm up and gave us a place to lay our tired heads. Last night around 7:30 we got our power restored. It did take about 3-4 hours for the house to warm up to our sleeping temperature, but we were able to sleep and wake up to warmth and a nice shower.

The following pictures are just a few to show you what it looked like Tuesday.

Won't be using the Jacuzzi for a while.

Our neighbors tree. One of many bent and not snapped. Many, many more around town that did snap. Trees on power lines, trees snapped in half and a few trees on homes. Not a pretty sight. Well, it is pretty but not a fun thing. Well, it is fun, but not good. Well, good for skiing and moisture, but..... Well, you get the idea.

But, through all the "anguish", Cortlee and Levi still manage to have a little fun!

If any of you are planning to have a party in Pinetop again in the winter time, let's not! However, the summers are beautiful!!!