It was very late when Den got in. I must have been very tired because he didn't wake me.
Seems like everything we took advantage of is now such a chore, when I got up the kids were already awake, they were sitting on the floor in the kitchen playing with the puppies. Stevie jumped up when he saw me Good Morning, I'm hungry, I laughed and thought some things never change.
Wash your hands and face while I make oakmeal. The coffee was perking, water was boiling it was very hard to think that just out our door there was so much turmoil because right now here in my kitchen all seems so wonderfully normal.
After breakfast I ask the kids if they would help me with my chores, Den told me there was a couple of new cows in the barn from the Burton farm, a few of the cows must have made it back in the barn before the disaster and were alive since there was no one there to tend them I figure I better bring them home. From the looks of our growing home it a good thing I did, we going to need the milk.
Den said they found a few neighbors and were so happy to see us, they were all doing pretty good shape. A few of the older folk we had to get them their medicine but all is well. Den told me they talk with Luke the chief and they were planning on a gathering at the Post Office/City Hall on Saturday in the am, if we could tell everyone we come across.
I was happy that Den said he was going to stay home because the wood was getting low so we need to do some splitting and loading the house before dark. Also needed to take a little more time with the animals they all need their hooves trimmed and other what nots to do.
While the kids and Den were busy in the barn, I thought it was a good time to go through my books and see if there were anything the kids could read. That's when I came across my son's wedding album, I sat down and just looked at the pictures, my heart going back to our conversations about their moving closer in the future before they start to have their own babies. It was then I just couldn't hold it back anymore and I cried and cried, whole body ached to just see them again. I held the album close to my heart and sent all my love to them.
I collected all the candles that were to low to burn and ready them to be melted to make more new candles, refilled the kerosene lanterns. Checked on the soup that I put together earlier and then gather some clothing together that I could alter for the kids.
Den never came across anyone looking to get home to their children, so he figure Saturday at the meeting he would post an annoucement, hopefully this family could be brought back together, till then we would keep them safe.
Another night, except tonight we all sat together the kids made for silly remarks, they dogs were being goofy and we were all laughing together.
Day 9
Chores, Chores, Chores - they did go by faster this morning with the kids - something about their boundless energy just gives you that lift.
Shania asked if I would show her how to cook today, so we pulled out one of my recipes books and looked for something that we had most of the ingredients. We had such a nice talk, Shania told me all about her family, how they were visiting their grandmother who lives in a retirement home near here and that's where mom and dad were going that day. She told me about how she was going to be taking dance classes this fall when they got home, but that they were spending the summer here because grandmom home had to be packed up and closed. Then she started to cry a bit, I gave her hug and told her not to worry things will all work out.
Den and Stevie were out in the woods, Den took his rifle and axe, I think he was hoping that there might be some game in the woods, maybe a turkey. Besides he had to take down a couple of small trees for fire wood, he didn't want to be collecting wood this winter, he figure it there would be no way to even leave the house once the winter sets in.
We had also discuss how we were going to keep the animals, we had plenty of hay and grain stored up for a long haul, but the cold would be a big problem in the barn and for getting water, we have to find a way to keep the animals warm. And we have to figure it out soon.
Hopefully at the town meeting this Saturday the towns people will have some answers, I mean we have to find a way to survive and the only way will be if we do it together. The government doesn't seem to be intact, or at least there no way of knowing if they are we still don't have broadcasting on either a radio or TV. Luke is the only one that has talked with the outside world, let's hope he has some information.
All we can do right now is take care of each other.
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