Power Outage!

At 5pm on Saturday night, with a roast in the oven and friends on the way over, we lost power. An early autumn windstorm toppled over a tree, or two, causing Team Beatrice to enter into full crisis mode. Such an incident probably wouldn't phase most people, but Team Beatrice remembered the 5-day outage of 2006, so we packed up the car, intending to head to Nana's house. And then we packed some more stuff into the car. And then some more.

You get the picture.

Ms. Beatrice travels like a Roman emperor, with both an entourage and the kitchen sink: Pack & Play, oxymeter, diaper bag, car seat, foam sleeping wedge, extra clothes, more diapers, etc, etc. Luckily, good friends agreed to a last-minute relocation of festivities, so Lil' Bea experienced her first dinner party away from home. We were a huge hit (we hope), and remained awake throughout the entire evening. Thank goodness the power came back on later in the evening, as Team Beatrice was exhausted.

And speaking of firsts...

Ms. Bea was treated to party thrown in her honor at D's office. Our first major outing other than walks and doctors visits. We thoroughly enjoyed the company and, most especially, the fluorescent lighting (which hypnotized us a little). M&D are thankful for and humbled by the generosity of D's coworkers. Thank you so much, everyone.

That's all for the evening. No health issues to report, although M suspects that Bea has a bit of a sniffle.

All the best,

Team Beatrice (Ian)