May 13

The power has been off and on tonight in the rain, which is funny because we’ve lived in this house for 11 years, including through a few hurricanes, and the power has never more than flickered before. It was out for about 15 minutes at one point and Christina was flipping out. Telling her about the time I had to go five days without electricity OR running water during a snowstorm didn’t help the way I thought it would. But Mother’s Day roses by candlelight really are quite beautiful, especially paired with the sound of rain falling on the roof. It’s so nice that even though the power came back on 45 minutes ago, I’m still sitting here in the dark. It’s so easy to forget to be still.