Boil Order

The east side of Bella Vista is having water issues (most likely due to the flooding), so we are on "Boil Order".

(image courtesy of NBC weather)

This weather is intense.

For the last three nights in a row, we have put the kids to bed, and turned on the tv to track the super cell thunderstorms headed our way. So far, we've been out of the path of the tornadoes, but we have had some walnut sized hail, angry wind, and the thunder, lightning, and rain have been non-stop.


It's kind of cool (in a way) and until this morning the kids have braved the storms like champs.


The power went out early this morning (4am-ish).
Nightlights went out, thunder shook the house, and I was awake with three frightened littles while Aaron got out flashlights and lit candles.

I am tired, today.


And now, this Boil Order has me thinking:

If our water is bad and needs to be boiled, and the power is out...does that mean I have to light a fire in our wood stove and boil the water in a dutch oven?


Yes. Yes it does.
Yeah, I will be adding a water purifier to our emergency supplies, next.


Luckily, our power came back on about an hour ago, so at least I could boil the water on our stovetop.



Regardless, I am grateful for bottled water, today.