Absence does make the heart grow fonder

You're probably thinking I miss my wife, Jenn, who has been in Germany since Saturday night. That's true, I do. But what I've missed more since 7:00 a.m. Sunday morning is ELECTRICITY! Hurricane Irene nailed CT with a direct hit, and although I've seen much higher winds and more rain before, this is the longest I've gone without power since I moved here 11 years ago. Two years ago, Jenn and I returned from our Alaskan honeymoon to find our neighborhood devastated by a tornado. We came from a luxury cruise line to no power, but it was for only a day. Hurricane Irene took power from us for 37 hours, and it was a struggle. Maybe without a 20-month-old, it would have been much easier. Returning from a 2-week vacation, we didn't have any food in the fridge, leftovers, etc, anyway. We still lost all of our frozen food, which we did again this time. This time, it seemed more difficult to deal with. But I am a survivor.