Frustrated immigrant family sticks together, wishes for normalcy – Washington (in aftermath of storm – 5 days with no electricity)
Tagged: children, family, WashingtonPosted on: December 20th, 2006“Their apartment is so cold they can see their breath.
They wear parkas over fleece, huddle together on a sofa draped with a colorful Mexican blanket and watch the green and red candles on their entertainment center slowly melt above a dark television screen.
Day 5 of the pre-Christmas blackout ended Tuesday for the Perez family much the way it did the other days. With no end in sight, even the children in the immigrant family have put the holidays on hold.”
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