Thursday Update

This is such a welcome sight!

We are currently on day 7 without power, but hope is all around us.

We made sure to thank these folks for all of the hard work they are doing to restore power to our area after Hurricane Helene.

This morning was for early Rising as we had an Orthopedics appointment for Dave at the hospital in Jefferson to see about his fractured clavicle and what we need to do to make sure he has the best healing possible.

While he headed in for that appointment, I went into town to see how the local Walmart was faring. And things look almost normal.

I picked up some reusable ice packs for the shoulder, some gluten-free baked goods that Dave needs, some Dairy that we are low on. And a few other assorted items.

You see, in this little mountain town of jefferson, North Carolina we are lucky to even have a Walmart. And while some folks won't shop there, we are grateful for the things they do provide that we can't get elsewise within 100 mile radius.

Some things they do not have and we have had to order them online and they won't be here until next week.

We were able to top off the Subaru with gas. There were several folks still filling gas cans likely for use in their generators.

Another casualty of the storm was the retaining wall that son Jeff and Hubster Dave work so hard to install at the side of the drive going to the parking area behind my post office studio.

We received more than 12 inches of rain in less than 24 hours and the wall just could not withstand it.

It's a small thing compared to everything that so many others lost but Jeff is up to help move the salvageable bricks out of the way and move most of the dirt and gravel so they can start building again.

We have notifications that are power may be on as early as midnight tonight but we aren't holding our breath and that's okay.

It's an absolutely beautiful gorgeous October day out there and we are just grateful that we are not dealing with power outages, downed trees, and frigid temperatures and ice.

Again, I am just focusing on the gratitude and the many gifts that we've been given through all of this.

If you feel it in your heart to donate to those affected by this storm, please consider the red cross, Samaritan's purse, or World Central kitchen.

It doesn't matter where - every bit will help someone.

I'm off to fix my hard-working guys some lunch.

It's the little things that keep me busy that keep me happy.

Bonnie