The Hunnicutt Homestead

No Power!

We had a major windstorm last Sunday and with it came major damage- although nothing in comparison to those in the wake of Hurricane Ike!  I'm glad we are here in Ohio where we got to feel a taste without swallowing the whole meal.

We have been without power since Sunday.  As we live out in the country we are also without water as our well pump requires electricity.  Fortunately for us, we have an above ground spring which we use to haul 5 gallon buckets of water up to the house in order to provide drinking water for the animals as well as to flush our commodes.  We also have wonderful neighbors who managed to hook a generator up to their home and so they are sharing their potable water with us.

We've had fun with flashlights, candles, oil lamps, and now, Shane's dad has brought over a generator for us to use so that we can have better lighting, a cold fridge, and access to the computer.  Still no water, though, due to the fact that our fuse box is full and every home improvement store for miles is sold out of the plugs needed to rewire the well pump directly to the generator.  We were told to estimate the power continuing to be out until NEXT Sunday!  Ugh!

So, I drive the 12 minutes into town to visit a dear friend of mine's bathroom, with my two girls in tow.  After a shower for me and a bath for them we feel much better.  Thank goodness friends don't let friends stink! Ha!  Shane will take the boys to a friend's home this evening.  Until now it has been sponge baths from pots of heated water for them.

We had spent Monday removing a tree from our driveway.  It was an all day family effort, kids picking up branches and sticks, loading them into the trailer, raking the yard, and Shane running his chainsaw to cut up some firewood from the larger sections.

I also spent Monday trying to capture a wild bee colony that was located inside a tree that had fallen on someone's property.  I fully suited up as it was cool, cloudy and breezy.  Not exactly great conditions for dealing with bees.  I had to reach up into the cracked open tree trubk and try to gently remove the layers of comb inside.  After loading as much as I could of comb and bees into a cardboard box, I traveled home and tried to place it into a hive.  I popped out the plastic foundation and used rubber bands to hold the wild comb in place.  Don't know if this will work and I'm not sure if the queen survived or not.  I'll wait another day or two and then check it to see.  In any case, I was thrilled with the experience!

Even though Shane and I are struggling with colds, I took off to the laundromat.  $36.00 and 2 1/2 hours later I had completed 15 loads of laundry!  Whew!  Now if I could just get two of our kids to stop wetting the bed.....

Speaking of bed, I'm going to rest my weary bones.  I'm hoping this cold will have vanished and our electricity will be back on when I wake up!

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{ 04:30, Wednesday, September 17, 2008 } { Posted by RedneckGirl }

Hope you get restored soon! Take care of yourselves so that you don't get worse. Exciting about the adventure with the bees. Ymmmmm honey!

Hello Marci...

{ 11:45, Thursday, September 18, 2008 } { Posted by wannabeone }

If you need ANYTHING be sure to let us know. You are welcome to come and use our shower, charge your cell phones...whatever.

Blessings, Kim Wolf<><

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{ 09:30, Wednesday, October 8, 2008 } { Posted by CandyFoote }

Hey, how are you doing?
I hope things are better.

Candy