The temperature in the house had already dropped over 10°F and took us into the 50's. it was pretty fucking cold. We were making the best of things and putting to use a really nice space heater that Honeywell sent out a few years back for me to review. We weren't sure how bad things were going to get before they got better. I was getting ready to go walking and then pick up the kids from school, when Dominion showed up. While they screwed up by shutting us off in the first place, I have to give them credit because they fixed things pretty darn quick. Our Vivint Smart Home doorbell camera captured the shutoff at 10 AM and they were back out to fix their mistake at 1…

Life is hard enough but when it decides to kick you when you're already down, it just sucks.

I'm feeling better this morning. I went to bed in a great deal of pain because I keep cutting on tongue on those sharp areas of my teeth. So far, I'm doing pretty good today and I don't feel quite so overwhelmed. Anyway, I need to get in at least 12,000 steps today. That includes at least a 3 mile walk in 20°F weather. I think we're going to put up our Christmas tree this weekend and later on today, we're going to be spending a few hours with my grandpa. That will result in a rather late night for the kids so we're keeping Sunday open. At this exact moment, everyone's in a decent place and getting along well. I'm cautiously optimistic that we're going to have a pretty…