Feeling really bad today and in tears. It was 2 years ago today the derecho hit and we were without power for 2 hours into day 10. It was a miserable time, but I would go back to it any day because at least then I had my home and my 10 cats with me and felt happy. Now all that is gone and I'm just miserable all the time. I'm remembering those 10 days today - having a lot of memories. Like I couldn't vacuum because no power, and the fleas were getting out of control. I gave my Tadpole a bath, but the water was cold because no hot water. He hated it and it scared him. He curled up on my lap as he dried. Then I put some Frontline on him. My Tadpole is 1 of my 2 missing after the fire. He'd be 10 years old now. My other 8 perished. I would go through that time in a heartbeat to just have all that back again.