BLACKOUT

Last Thursday night we were one of the 4 million people that lost power for the night. It happened at about 3:45 - just as I was getting ready to make sno-cones for the kids after school. It was big excitement around here.....the kids ran around the house checking to see if everything had gone off and then they went over to Jacinda's and Gabby's and did the same thing. They thought it was pretty cool - except for the fact that we couldn't make sno-cones!

Once we started hearing reports that it could be off for quite sometime we started getting prepared -- lots of candles and flashlights. And as it started to get dark we decided we should make the most of it and have a party around the fire!! Good friends, food and drinks makes for a pretty good last-minute party......

Maleah got a little tired and fell asleep on Jacinda.....

Benjamin also fell asleep and had to be carried home......

Rena was the last one up so she was assigned the duty of blowing out all of the candles......

Our power ended up coming back on at about 10:30pm. Luckily the schools had already been cancelled for the next day so the late-night wasn't a problem for the kiddos.