When my kids were 4 & 2 we lived 20 miles from the nearest town. We had freezing fog that lasted for several days and took down power lines for miles and miles. We were without power for 10 weeks. We had a generator but it was just big enough to power the freezer and fridge and the tv if nothing else was on. We had to drive to town to do laundry. The heat and cooking were propane only so that helped a lot.