We have lived in the dark for four days, lighting candles in the windows and creeping around via flashlight. I am rather amazed that we have done so well. Maya gets her violin done early before it get dark, and is ready for bed by 9, when the light disappears outside. I have been finding myself in bed earlier than ever, since there is no television watching, or internet for the computers. I have thrown away all the food in the two refrigerators, and we have been snacking out of the house for all meals.
I am stunned at how dependent we are on our devices, and how lost we feel without them, but also amazed that Maya and I have adjusted and managed being unplugged. It is most difficult to work on the house in the 100 degree temperatures (and 100% humidity). I was determined to make progress today, and waded through my closet upstairs. I was dripping sweat, and ultimately shed all my clothes to make the work tolerable. I was worried about staining clothes and blankets with the water that poured off me.
I sent Maya to the pool with her friend Sarah while I attended my very pleasant Bikram yoga class. The heat was not working, so instead of the suffocating 110 degree temperatures, we used the 105 degree ambient temperatures, and it was much easier for me to manage. To celebrate the fourth, we met the Benichous downtown at the Science center and wandered through the crowds ( there were almost more police than visitors; I asked what the problem was and was told that this was customary for the Fourth, and that the police were present to avoid problems. After dinner at the Benichous ( where the AC was working) and our monthly Elmer visit, we returned to the harbour in Canton to watch the very spectacular fireworks.
We will miss the Benichous when we leave. They have eaten with us almost weekly for years, and the children love each other. I am not sure we will find a family quite like them.
We came home from the fireworks celebration to find the lights on and the AC working downstairs. Yeah!
I am stunned at how dependent we are on our devices, and how lost we feel without them, but also amazed that Maya and I have adjusted and managed being unplugged. It is most difficult to work on the house in the 100 degree temperatures (and 100% humidity). I was determined to make progress today, and waded through my closet upstairs. I was dripping sweat, and ultimately shed all my clothes to make the work tolerable. I was worried about staining clothes and blankets with the water that poured off me.
I sent Maya to the pool with her friend Sarah while I attended my very pleasant Bikram yoga class. The heat was not working, so instead of the suffocating 110 degree temperatures, we used the 105 degree ambient temperatures, and it was much easier for me to manage. To celebrate the fourth, we met the Benichous downtown at the Science center and wandered through the crowds ( there were almost more police than visitors; I asked what the problem was and was told that this was customary for the Fourth, and that the police were present to avoid problems. After dinner at the Benichous ( where the AC was working) and our monthly Elmer visit, we returned to the harbour in Canton to watch the very spectacular fireworks.
We will miss the Benichous when we leave. They have eaten with us almost weekly for years, and the children love each other. I am not sure we will find a family quite like them.
We came home from the fireworks celebration to find the lights on and the AC working downstairs. Yeah!
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