Well, we had our first power outage of the winter. We had so many of them last winter that I was hoping I’d met some quota and could avoid any more this year. I’m blaming this on Hubster. Thanks to his being deployed through the worst of the winter outages, his quota hasn’t been met so I get to suffer through another round of dark, cold nights without TV.
Or not.
Hubster made it exactly three hours without video games, internet or TV. Three hours of darkness during the dinner hour that left us running out in the rain to pick up food. The cold is what I think really sealed the deal – Hubster was wearing three layers when something inside him snapped and the DecisionMaker came roaring to life.
The DecisionMaker is Hubster’s alter ego- it’s one word because who has time for the space bar when making decisions?! Hubster is normally so quiet and polite in public that people think he’s like that all the time. I get to live with his alter ego who is loud, loves to argue, and has an opinion on everything.
The DecisionMaker ordered a whole home generator and got the guys scheduled to install it. Not only that, he called the propane company and switched out our 300 gallon tank for a 500 gallon tank so we can power our entire house for weeks during an outage.
He made it three hours in the dark. Well, at least I don’t have to suffer while he’s meeting his quota!
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He just couldn’t take it! I’m so excited though, we lose power almost weekly throughout the winter. This way we won’t have to worry about heat and trying to find a hotel room if the power outage goes for days at a time like I did last winter.
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Ha ha, my hubby doesn’t have an alter ego, he’s just like that all the time! Love how you living through it in his absence didn’t bring out the alter ego when he returned but had to wait till he experienced it himself for three whole hours! Great news though, you must be over the moon x (although I would quite like having an excuse not to cook!)
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I am so excited! And bonus, I will not be cooking still because running the oven or stove off of the generator will cost three times as much in fuel as running my husband’s wood pellet smoker. So I’m going to use the financial excuse to get out of cooking 😈
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Excellent, best of both worlds!
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Stopping by again with #Momsterslink x
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Haha! I don’t think my husband has an alter ego…he’s very capable which is brilliant but does serve to highlight my general chaotic nature! Glad you got power back though,it must be really annoying losing it so regularly #bigpinklink
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It is! It wouldn’t be so bad if it weren’t during the winter when you desperately need heat- now we will never have to worry about that again. A lot of people ask me if I live out in the woods, and then they are shocked when they find out I live in the middle of a big city. But it is Washington state and the trees hit the utility lines often during inclement weather.
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Yes I was imagining you in the middle of nowhere!! Blimey. At least you don’t need to worry now 😃
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The DecisionMaker sounds handy to have around, despite being argumentative and loud which are both qualities that can be irritating in husbands. I would take DecisionMaker over “Well what do you think?” Quickly followed by “No, that’s not going to work.”… Why keep asking my opinion when you never take my advice???!!! 😱😱 (this point is a little close to home as you may have guessed). 😂#bigpinklink
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Oh my god! That’s my pet peeve! Don’t ask my opinion if you want to do it your own way!!!
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I’m glad you’re getting your generator – I can imagine my husband would do the same if he had to go more than a few hours without WiFi and TV access! #DreamTeam
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He caved pretty quick!!
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I so need a decision maker in my life! My husband and I are both useless with decisions and we can sit around all day trying to decide what to do or where to go. Do you hire The Decision Maker out?!
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I’m thinking I may need to! Apparently he’s quite effective.
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If I waited for Himself to make ANY decision nothing would ever get done around here! Drives me insane. Then he needs at least a fortnight to come to terms with any decisions that have been made 🙂 #BigPinkLink
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That’s how mine usually is, buying a house made his alter ego come out I guess! Thanks for stopping by.
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“The Decisionmaker!” I love it! Can you get him like a T-shirt? Maybe a cape? Fantastic x #DreamTeam
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I do think he needs a cape! He can put it on so that I’m alerted to the fact that a big decision is coming.
I’m glad you told me that you went into the spam folder, I found a couple of you languishing in that blogger jail cell! I think I fixed it, but if it gets you next week you just let me know 😜
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Sounds like I was having a little party with myself in there, and all the questionable spelling and adverts for sex aids. It’s the closest I get to a social life now haha 😆 x
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If it makes you feel better there were a couple of other bloggers in there drowning with you! But yes, the sex aids were rubbing up all over you!
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Really? Check me out and my bad self! *high fives self*
…. I may need to get out more. 😂
Thanks so much for hosting #momsterslink lovely x
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Yay. No more cold nights with no tv! #twinklytuesday
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It’s funny how we seem to be able to cope with so much more isn’t it?! Glad it’s all sorted now. Thanks for joining us at the #bigpinklink
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hahaha I think my husband is also the DecisionMaker at times. Now you’ll never have to go out in the cold or rain when there is an outage, good in him for making those decisions #momsterslink
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I was so happy! He was deployed the entire last winter and I just did not want to spend that much money without his input. We talked about it right after he got home but even he didn’t want to spend that money. That three hour power outage changed his mind. Thank goodness!
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Could’ve been so romantic! #BigPinkLink #momsterslink
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Hubster would’ve died without Internet for any longer!
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😭
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Well at least you are prepared for next time! #momsterslink
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I’m pretty excited about it, last winter while he was deployed was the worst because the power went out so often.
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At least you wont suffer anymore! #monsterlink
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I know, I’m so happy about it!
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Definitely a good idea with the generator! Now you’ll never be left in the dark 🙂 #momsterslink
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I’m pretty happy about it! I could live without the Internet and just read a good book 📚 but it is very cold during the winter.
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At times like what you’re describing, I like to lapse into that old-fashioned I’m-not-gonna-touch-this-because-it’s-boy-stuff chick. Guys seem to love taking charge in that area and I’m more than happy to allow them to revel in their masculinity. Isn’t that nice of me? (Seriously, I do have feminist tendencies, but I choose to ignore them when it suits me.) #momsterslink
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I ignore my feminist tendencies when it benefits me also, you are not alone!
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Generators are a good idea! We had to borrow one this last summer when our power was out for three days due to a horrible storm. You’ll be ready for next time! #momsterslink
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WEll atleast your hubby’s alt-ego makes decisions, mine just sits on the sofa and plays video games, I call him the teenman, lolz. I’m not sure I’d be able to survive a power outage like that. #momsterslink
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TeenMan, you definitely need to write a blog post on that!
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Good to know you are now prepared for the zombie apocalypse. Us? I believe we have fizzy water, animal crackers and flashlights. I’m not loving our chances. #momsterslink
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But the fact that I have power means that all the zombies will know I’m alive in the house! It’s a double edge sword during the zombie apocalypse.
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But if you barricade yourself in and stay quiet they should move on to easier prey, like poor me with just fizzy water, crackers and a flashlight. You guys? You could survive for weeks!
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OK! While I feel bad for you guys, I’m definitely going to put a sign on the door that instructs them to go towards your house 😂
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Note on our door: I’m so sorry. We’re not home right now. As you can tell from our lack of a huge light-generating well … generator. But have you tried the Keets? Maybe they can help you. TTFN XOXO!
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Hahahahahaha! I love it!!
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Sounds like my husband baha! Glad for you the DecisionMaker got it done! Stay warm! 🙂
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Forgot to add the #momsterslink I’m such a newbie. LOL
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I’m not a newbie and I still forget it all the time! This month was the first month I actually started remembering it.
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This is too funny! What is it with guys, I wonder? #momsterslink
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They’re just weird!
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Love a man who takes control! Glad you won’t be suffering any longer! xx #momsterslink
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yeah Decisionmaker!
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I LOVE that there is no time to make a *space* in DecisionMaker. Also, inquiring minds want to know: “Did ‘dinner’ that night consist of Nacho Cheesy Goodness?”
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There were rivers of cheesy goodness that night! A power outage definitely makes Taco Bell taste even better than it normally does.
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Go hubby! That’s brilliant. Well done him. You will be completely sorted for future. Which do you prefer, the normal mode or alter ego? Hehe. Thanks for linking up to the #dreamteam
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I prefer the normal mode for day-to-day interactions but the alter ego is very handy when I don’t want to be responsible for spending large sums of money 😉
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we have the opposite problem. We are both decision makers and very rarely are those two decisions the same #momsterlink
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I’m the normal decision maker but when it comes to spending a huge amount of money, I revert to Scrooge mode- that’s when Hubster’s alter ego come in handy!
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My husband is the same way. At least he got it accomplished. #momsterslink
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Sometimes Hubby tries to go DecisionMaker on me … but then we both remember that I’m the breadwinner and I get the final say!
#DreamTeam
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Haha at least you won’t go cold again. I always worry about spending large amounts of money so I quite like it when hubby makes the decision to just go and buy stuff so I don’t need to worry about it #DreamTeam
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Back again for a second visit. Have there been any more re-appearances? And did you get the cape? Or maybe just an alarm that he can sound to alert you to the oncoming decisions? Brilliant. Thanks for linking to #DreamTeam x
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I’ve actually got another blog coming up about that 🤗
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I shall look forward to it! X
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