Friday
Dec262008
Santa's Rough Landing
Friday, December 26, 2008 at 10:40AM
This year was another big bash on the farm - and Christmas Eve saw 10 people all enjoying terrific company and food... then the storm started... at first the house just creaked a little... and we laughed as the wind speeds were around 30 miles per hour... then 40, then 50... then about 9pm - the lights went out - and came back on... several dramatic times... and there punctuated by a big gust and darkness...
A house full of family and friends - freezers full of Christmas dinner... 3 nutty dogs... and candles glowing, shingles flapping, wind whistling... a sorta a modern Victorian Christmas in a Hurricane feel.
Well - After a bit of fussing I got the Honda generator up and running - the tree lights and refrigerator came back online... and the shingles kept pelting the cars parked in the front loop.
As the guests left - the wind kept battering the house... not sure how Santa would safely make his landing... I kept thinking "And out in the lawn there arose such a clatter - I sprang from my bed to see what was the matter!"
At midnight Santa had still not arrived - but Kelli and I managed to cut back from generator to regular restored power - as our guests all nestled sung in their beds, while memories of Jephs Yule Log danced in their sweet little heads...
I'm pretty sure Santa got here about 3am - that's when I heard the ripping sound of shingles and a huge chunk go sliding down the roof... I don't know if it was impaired landing under windy conditions or a reindeer slip up on take off...
More pictures and tales of the Christmas festivities to come... I just need to rest from the holiday!
A house full of family and friends - freezers full of Christmas dinner... 3 nutty dogs... and candles glowing, shingles flapping, wind whistling... a sorta a modern Victorian Christmas in a Hurricane feel.
Well - After a bit of fussing I got the Honda generator up and running - the tree lights and refrigerator came back online... and the shingles kept pelting the cars parked in the front loop.
As the guests left - the wind kept battering the house... not sure how Santa would safely make his landing... I kept thinking "And out in the lawn there arose such a clatter - I sprang from my bed to see what was the matter!"
At midnight Santa had still not arrived - but Kelli and I managed to cut back from generator to regular restored power - as our guests all nestled sung in their beds, while memories of Jephs Yule Log danced in their sweet little heads...
I'm pretty sure Santa got here about 3am - that's when I heard the ripping sound of shingles and a huge chunk go sliding down the roof... I don't know if it was impaired landing under windy conditions or a reindeer slip up on take off...
More pictures and tales of the Christmas festivities to come... I just need to rest from the holiday!
Reader Comments (1)
Thanks again for having us - we had a blast! Sorry the roof didn't quite survive the night...maybe Santa will be more gentle next year?