Oh what a night

We didn’t sleep much Tuesday night. After the lights went out we moved two playpens into our bedroom and piled covers on everyone. Several candles provided our only light and heat. The house was extremely quiet without power, and every sound outside seemed incredibly amplified. Freezing rain continued to fall throughout the night and the additional weight overwhelmed tree branches. Another limb would snap and fall every few minutes or so with a loud crack, and then the falling ice would sound like breaking glass. Sometimes the house would shake when heavy limbs hit the ground. With each snap we worried that a large tree would fall through our home on top of us. It was terrifying. As temperatures dropped in the house, we moved the babies in bed with us. By morning, 4 inches of snow lay on top of the ice and the babies’ diarrhea had returned. It was time to leave.