Last week, I woke up in the dark. OK I do most days, I like to raise before the kids and enjoy the quiet. gather my thoughts and list my day.  I woke to a BANG, and what seemed to be a Hydro outage. OH NO….. after a quick hunt by my hubby to make sure the BANG didn’t come from R house. We were in the clear. R call was placed. OK now what?

I realized I am not prepared for these situations.

Couldn’t find a lighter, or a candle.

Had to Google Hydro number on R cell. Thank you BELL!

Flashlight had only a little juice.

The only water was have was in R well.

My mind was in worry mode. 4 kids ( 5 and under) and no hydro? Now what?

Anyone who personally knows us knows we have a cottage in Northern Ontario, far far northern Ontario. It has no hydro or running water. So roughing it is something we enjoy a few times a year. The only difference is we are prepared up there, we expect that. Candles sit at table side, buckets of water are ready, and a out house is just assumed.

But at home, it had me in a tail spin. Don’t open the fridge, don’t flush the toilet, don’t run the water, how will I warm a baby bottle?

To my luck we heat R house by a wood stove! ((Relief)) So we made the morning FUN!

Toast on the wood stove, anyone?

Baby wipes were my friend, and sanitizer was a relief!

I got one off to school, and took the other 3 for a early morning walk…. of course someone fell in mud, LOL

it’s safe to say a baby wipe bath was had.

And MacDonald play center here we come……

The lesson that was learned was I have to be more prepared for the twist and turns and road bumps that life throws at us. It worked out find and power was restored after lunch.

In a bigger situation I would of been in trouble!

R you prepared?

Any tips for me?