You've probably wondered why I haven't blogged for awhile. We had an ice storm Monday night, Dec. 10th that knocked out our power for 4 days. It went out about 7:00 Tuesday morning and came back on around 2:00 am Saturday morning. The entire town was out of power. So were many other surrounding towns. Some of them just got power back yesterday. Scott had to work so Cheyenne and I stayed several different places to keep warm. Tuesday night we stayed at my grandparents' because they have a gas furnace and a gas stove. So we had heat and could cook decent food. The only bad part about it was that since they live in the county, they didn't have water because the pump wouldn't run. We you couldn't take a shower and had to pour water down the toilet when you went to the bathroom. We went back home Wednesday and Scott found out he didn't have to work that night so we decided to go to Great Bend to get some starter logs to start a fire in our fireplace. Even though we didn't have power, we could at least get out of the house and go somewhere since the roads weren't bad. We stayed at our house Wednesday night and slept in the living room in front of the fire. Thursday, the fireplace vent got some ashes plugged in it and the house got smoky so Cheyenne and I stayed at a friend's house who had a generator. Friday we went back home around noon to see if Scott had started another fire in the fireplace but he hadn't and it was freezing in there. Cheyenne and I curled up in some blankets and took a nap on the couch. My family came in to our house to shower and then we went back out to stay with my grandparents. The snow had started to fall about 2:00 that afternoon and when it was all said and done we ended up with about 8 inches. Scott text messaged me and said the power was back on. We let him sleep for a little while and then headed home. My sisters stayed the night with us. Actually they have stayed the night ever since then because they still don't have power at their house. They are supposed to get a generator today. They say it could be Christmas before they get power. Here is the week in pictures. (Warning: there are a lot!)
The tree in our front yard lost lots of branches.
Where the branches broke off the top of the tree.
There was so much ice on all the power lines, no wonder they were snapping and breaking poles all over the place.
Trees at my grandparents' house.
Ice on everything at Grandma and Grandpa's.
The lines sagging from the ice on them. The 3rd pole from the left even snapped in half.
Walking over to mom and dad's. Cheyenne didn't like sliding on the ice!
A pole that was snapped at the corner of mom and dad's road and the county road heading into town.
Cheyenne and I sleeping Tuesday night at Grandma and Grandpa's.
We played lots of games!
Cheyenne was pretty good all week. Here she is dancing to the music on Brittany's cell phone.
Aunt Staci and Aunt Brittany entertained her pretty well!
Here is a bucket of water to be used to flush the toilets. We caught a mouse in it! You could hear lots of mice in the walls at night.
The fire that kept us warm Wednesday night.
We were able to make peanut clusters. Cheyenne really liked them!
Playing Yahtzee by candle light.
A light that runs on batteries that mom and matthew found in Ellsworth. It worked really well except the batteries didn't last real long.
The snow that fell Friday night.
Cheyenne ready to play in the snow.
Once we got outside, Cheyenne didn't like the snow. She hung on tight everytime I tried to put her down and cried. Matthew, Brittany and Staci had fun though!
Grandma Goalden made the baby a Husker blanket. She had made Cheyenne one when she was born and not the baby has his/her own too! 
Aunt Sammi got Cheyenne a Herbie Husker doll! Do you see a theme with all the gifts from Grandma Goalden and Aunt Sammi. The baby also got a Husker bottle set!
Santa brought Cheyenne a new baby!
We went out to my parents' for Christmas dinner. We had a good time visiting and playing games. Here is a picture with the kids and Grandma and Grandpa.
