power returned, dinner continued

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Our power came back last night in less than an hour, although that threw off the dinner schedule completely. still, we survived and managed to eat our Easter supper sometime before 7:30. I didn't have a chance to come back and update last night, and I know some of you were wondering. I have a smoker that functions as a grill, but it's electric... so that wasn't an available option for finishing dinner. We've been wanting to replace our non-functioning propane grill for several years, but we haven't been able to work it into the budget. As soon as we think we can manage it, something unexpected comes up and we use the money for the unexpected thing instead. We have a camping stove, but we don't currently have any canisters of fuel for it. That's an easy fix, and I should get some in case we need to cook on it during some lengthy power outage (like during a natural disaster). Even if I had a grill and camping stove available to me yesterday, it would have been difficult to finish dinner that way, at least at the point the power went out. I had a big foil roaster pan of funeral potatoes that were half finished, plus the rolls and asparagus and corn to finish (although the rolls and vegetables could have been finished on either a grill or camp stove). I guess I need to work a bit more on my emergency preparedness. I guess I've been too busy handling short term emergencies to get ready for long term emergencies. The above photo is of some Easter eggs the kids made a couple of years ago (because this year's pictures are still on the camera).