{"id":5183,"date":"2011-04-08T07:12:36","date_gmt":"2011-04-08T14:12:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/?p=5183"},"modified":"2011-04-08T07:12:36","modified_gmt":"2011-04-08T14:12:36","slug":"lights-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/?p=5183","title":{"rendered":"Lights out!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last night I took J1 to youth group and I guess I missed some fun! \u00c2\u00a0\ud83d\ude09 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.<\/p>\n

Hubs and the boys took quick action and lit our lanterns, some candles and made a fire. \u00c2\u00a0Our heater still works when the power goes out so I think the fire was more for light…and it was a good choice.<\/p>\n

The kids brought out pillows and blankets to the living room. \u00c2\u00a0Surprising me they also brought me books to read to them by flashlight. \u00c2\u00a0I read Go, Dog, Go!, a few chapters of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, and Goodnight Farm! \u00c2\u00a0I think there were more, but that was all I remember.<\/p>\n

Honestly, it was so nice that I think we need to do this periodically – well, not in the summer heat! \u00c2\u00a0When the power came back on 1.5 hours later, no one ran to turn the TV or computers on. \u00c2\u00a0It was a nice change!<\/p>\n

Here are some pictures of our evening:<\/p>\n

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And, the view without the camera flash:<\/p>\n

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Project 365 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Day 98, 267 to go!<\/em><\/p>\n

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