Last night I took J1 to youth group and I guess I missed some fun! Â 😉 The lights started to flicker – there was a short burst of hail and a fast wind moved through and then it got very quiet and dark. The electricity went out.
Hubs and the boys took quick action and lit our lanterns, some candles and made a fire. Â Our heater still works when the power goes out so I think the fire was more for light…and it was a good choice.
The kids brought out pillows and blankets to the living room. Â Surprising me they also brought me books to read to them by flashlight. Â I read Go, Dog, Go!, a few chapters of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, and Goodnight Farm! Â I think there were more, but that was all I remember.
Honestly, it was so nice that I think we need to do this periodically – well, not in the summer heat! Â When the power came back on 1.5 hours later, no one ran to turn the TV or computers on. Â It was a nice change!
Here are some pictures of our evening:
And, the view without the camera flash:
Project 365 – Day 98, 267 to go!
It really was a cool evening. We were WELL prepared – you know me!
Sounds wonderful… 🙂