Oh my goodness, could we have had a MORE frustrating night last night??? I really don't think so. I've learned my lesson... Never again will I lock the front door's top lock!
Yesterday we left the house around 10:30 to spend time with Nathan's family. We had a good time and finally got to our driveway around 8 PM, completely exhausted from our day.
But the darn garage door wouldn't go up! We ALWAYS go through the garage door, never the front door. Nathan went around to the front and tried the front door, even though we were fairly certain it would be pointless. We always lock the dead bolt on the front door, since we never use it. While in the front Nathan talked to some neighbors who were standing outside. The electricity had been out since 5 o'clock! And supposedly TXU said it would be fixed around 10 PM.
So, with no way of getting into our house, we went to the library so I could grab a few books to read, then went over to Hobby Town so Nathan could play games with his friends. At 10 o'clock they started to pack up, so Nathan and I got back into our car and swung by our place. Still no power (we had figured out that we could call our house and if the answering machine were to pick up, that would mean the power would be back on, but decided to try it despite no answering machine yet). When that was unsuccessful, we went to Barnes and Nobel and browsed there until they kicked us out because they were closing. That was 11 o'clock. We went back to our house, being that we had nowhere else to go. We sat in the car just waiting. A TXU truck came by and Nathan got out to ask the workers if they had an estimate on how long it would take. They had no idea. Something about needing a new transformer...
Realizing we might not get into the house until morning, I worried about the fact that I couldn't get to my medicine. So we drove over to Walgreens, explained the situation, and I was giving one dose of all of my meds. We went back to the house and decided we'd just try to sleep in the car. By now it was midnight and Nathan was scheduled to work the next day. He set his phone alarm for 4 AM, and we leaned the seats back, cracking the windows slightly so we wouldn't suffocate. Amazingly, I did doze for about 45 minutes... Then I started getting HOT and ITCHY! I tossed and turned (as much as you can in a car) for an hour, getting more and more frustrated by the minute. Every now and then Nathan would click the garage door opener, just to check, but of course, nothing happened. I think he dozed a bit (at least, he snored some), but neither of us were getting much rest. So around 1:45, after much debate, we went to a Motel 6 nearby. We got to our room and immediately fell asleep... That is, after Nathan called in to work and let them know he wouldn't be able to come in, since he had no way of getting to his uniform or work shoes and would get VERY little sleep.
I woke around 6:50 this morning and tried calling the house... THE MACHINE PICKED UP!!! I was instantly awake and ready to go rescue the dogs (who had been home for 20+ hours without food or bathroom facilities!). But Nathan could barely moan in response, he was so tired. I tried to see if I could sleep some more, but knew it was pointless. So I told Nathan I was going to go rescue the dogs and I'd come back for him when he was ready. His reply was a grunt. I took that to mean it was fine.
When I got home the dogs were SO excited to see me. I immediately let them out and went searching for the messes that were sure to be left behind... There were NONE! At least, none that I could find. I'm absolutely amazed. I fed the dogs and considered laying down, but knew it would be impossible. I checked the clocks to see how long the power had been back on. Turns out, if we had waited 30-45 more minutes, we probably would have been able to get back in! Oh well.
Around 8:15 Nathan called wanting me to come pick him up. I did so and now here we sit, each on our computers, zombi-like in our exhaustion. I'm thinking a nap may be in order at some point today...
Yesterday we left the house around 10:30 to spend time with Nathan's family. We had a good time and finally got to our driveway around 8 PM, completely exhausted from our day.
But the darn garage door wouldn't go up! We ALWAYS go through the garage door, never the front door. Nathan went around to the front and tried the front door, even though we were fairly certain it would be pointless. We always lock the dead bolt on the front door, since we never use it. While in the front Nathan talked to some neighbors who were standing outside. The electricity had been out since 5 o'clock! And supposedly TXU said it would be fixed around 10 PM.
So, with no way of getting into our house, we went to the library so I could grab a few books to read, then went over to Hobby Town so Nathan could play games with his friends. At 10 o'clock they started to pack up, so Nathan and I got back into our car and swung by our place. Still no power (we had figured out that we could call our house and if the answering machine were to pick up, that would mean the power would be back on, but decided to try it despite no answering machine yet). When that was unsuccessful, we went to Barnes and Nobel and browsed there until they kicked us out because they were closing. That was 11 o'clock. We went back to our house, being that we had nowhere else to go. We sat in the car just waiting. A TXU truck came by and Nathan got out to ask the workers if they had an estimate on how long it would take. They had no idea. Something about needing a new transformer...
Realizing we might not get into the house until morning, I worried about the fact that I couldn't get to my medicine. So we drove over to Walgreens, explained the situation, and I was giving one dose of all of my meds. We went back to the house and decided we'd just try to sleep in the car. By now it was midnight and Nathan was scheduled to work the next day. He set his phone alarm for 4 AM, and we leaned the seats back, cracking the windows slightly so we wouldn't suffocate. Amazingly, I did doze for about 45 minutes... Then I started getting HOT and ITCHY! I tossed and turned (as much as you can in a car) for an hour, getting more and more frustrated by the minute. Every now and then Nathan would click the garage door opener, just to check, but of course, nothing happened. I think he dozed a bit (at least, he snored some), but neither of us were getting much rest. So around 1:45, after much debate, we went to a Motel 6 nearby. We got to our room and immediately fell asleep... That is, after Nathan called in to work and let them know he wouldn't be able to come in, since he had no way of getting to his uniform or work shoes and would get VERY little sleep.
I woke around 6:50 this morning and tried calling the house... THE MACHINE PICKED UP!!! I was instantly awake and ready to go rescue the dogs (who had been home for 20+ hours without food or bathroom facilities!). But Nathan could barely moan in response, he was so tired. I tried to see if I could sleep some more, but knew it was pointless. So I told Nathan I was going to go rescue the dogs and I'd come back for him when he was ready. His reply was a grunt. I took that to mean it was fine.
When I got home the dogs were SO excited to see me. I immediately let them out and went searching for the messes that were sure to be left behind... There were NONE! At least, none that I could find. I'm absolutely amazed. I fed the dogs and considered laying down, but knew it would be impossible. I checked the clocks to see how long the power had been back on. Turns out, if we had waited 30-45 more minutes, we probably would have been able to get back in! Oh well.
Around 8:15 Nathan called wanting me to come pick him up. I did so and now here we sit, each on our computers, zombi-like in our exhaustion. I'm thinking a nap may be in order at some point today...
