into the darkness

I have spent the past few days getting progressively more excited about my trip home... and then I recieved this e-mail from my mom:

you probably don't get much weather-related news about the Eastside of King County, and it doesn't usually matter, except this time it does. We have been without power due to a big windstorm that hit last Thursday, and there is a very real possibility we may be without power for another five days. Brrrr!

So bring along a pair of long underwear, think about sleeping in a sleeping bag in front of the wood stove, wearing a hat and sweats. We haven't moved our bed downstairs yet, but we are talking about it. At least we can take warm showers.

Plus it's only light in the house from about 7:30 to 4:00. ... In other words, welcome home!

lovely... just lovely. I am a bit less excited now.