Puzzle progress

Still a ways to go.

We lost power last night in the middle of an unreasonably cold snap. -26 degrees and we had no power. And the windchill was (and still is) in the -50 range.

We were getting ready for dinner, I was just starting some green beans, the ham and potato casserole was almost done, and the TV was on. And then it wasn't. And then we were in the black. But thank goodness for cell phones and their flashlight capabilities and the 4G network that still worked so we could complain about the power outage on facebook. I got out all my big candles, and Jim found a battery operated LED lamp so we at least had some light. The casserole was removed from the oven and we ate standing in the kitchen. We sat on the couch and read our tablets. We had enough battery power in them to use them for a few hours without recharging. I eventually had to grab a blanket because the temp in the house started to dip, but only 3 degrees by the time the power went on an hour and a half later. We had a back up plan in case the outage went on and on, which was to pack up the gecko and the cat, and go over to Katie's house. Jim balked at packing up the animals, but I would not have left them. All in all, nothing bad happened, but only because the outage was relatively short-lived. I am very grateful to the anonymous workers who went outside in the extremely cold weather to fix whatever broke. They must have been miserable. Somebody get them donuts.

It is wicked cold outside, y'all.