Trees Down, Lights Out

Saturday, we experienced our first Nor'Easter of the season. What's a Nor'Easter? Who knows! All I know is that it rained and SNOWED in October...unacceptable! Our power was out for almost 24 hours, which wouldn't have been a huge deal except it was cold outside and we didn't have heat (or hot water for a shower) ... so it got a little hairy. We almost booked a hotel room when the power came back on. Thank Goodness!!

Lots of trees were knocked down - one of our neighbors' car was smashed - and I believe there are some areas in Massachusetts and New Hampshire that still don't have power. Our subdivision in Alabama had the right idea by burying all the power lines underground. We never lost power there, even through the hurricanes.

Luke and I hung out by the fire to stay warm while JP napped:

Here's how our backyard made out:

We are very fortunate they didn't hit the house...they don't look that heavy, but they are!