We were in sunny hot beautiful Thailand where the average temperature was 85 degrees for a little bit. (I mentioned before we have our Annual Company Conference in Chiang Mai)
We came back to Hengyang to a temperature of 40 degrees and rainy outside. The school requires us to unplug all electronics while we are gone... so the temperature inside was 41 degrees F.
So... you might be thinking- plug the house back in and get it warm. We are below the Yellow River- we don't have central heat but we do have space heaters. We plug them in and start to knock of the chill when the power goes off.
That is where these pictures come into play...
These beauties are the breakers outside our door (in the stairwell) Wes went out to flip the breaker and it wouldn't flip. Wes is a super amazing man that can fix anything... but here in Hengyang-- there isn't a Lowes Home Improvement or Home Depot or even a Brukes Brothers Hardware. We called for a repairman- he was suppose to be at our house in the "late morning" 2:00 pm rolls around- we all have on layers of clothes and Wes decides take things into his amazing fix anything hands. He shuts off the power to the whole apartment complex and removes the breaker. About 20 minutes later... he comes back with the right parts. Just about the time he has it all put together - the repairman shows up. End result all the same- we have power :)
hey Avery, welcome back home! your family looks great -- Parker is such a beautiful little guy.
ReplyDeletewere you guys in Thailand from right after christmas until this week? what a long trip! must feel good to be home.
I'm glad you could have a good attitude about your electricity. you know, most people in our province don't have a kong tiao at all. so it's good that you could identify with your neighbors for a moment -- something to be thankful for, even though it is uncomfortable.
anyway, sorry this comment is getting email length! just wanted to say hi!