What To Do When The Electric Is Out

We had some severe storms come through our area this afternoon, leaving us without power for about five hours. You know, you don't realize how much you take electricity for granted until you don't have it for an extended period of time.

The kids didn't know what to do with themselves. At one point, Timothy said, "I'm going to go watch a movie!"

I asked, "How are you going to do that?"

"I have a DVD player. Remember?" he said.

He realized we couldn't watch cable because the electric was out, but didn't make the connection with the DVD player. You could see the disappointment in his face when he realized that he couldn't use the DVD player either.

Then, the kids decided to play Charades. What a funny spectacle to watch. Instead of the usual movie or TV show category, they used silly words. Listening to them guess each other's Charade was priceless. I think Tristan's "bee's knees" one was the best. He pretended to fly around like a bee and "stung" everyone with his rear end. Then he'd point to his knees. You can't get that kind of entertainment on television!

Gladly/Sadly, the electric finally came back on at around 8:30 tonight. Everyone went back to what they normally do. Me, on the computer. Mike, in front of the TV, and the kids playing various video games or computer games.

It was fun while it lasted!

Gonna Build an Ark

It has been raining here for days on end. Tonight, we spent about two hours in our basement because of severe thunderstorms complete with tornadoes and hail. One storm right after another.

We're finally up out of the basement, but it's still storming. The rain has been coming down in sheets for most of the late afternoon and evening. So far, they estimate our rainfall for just today at four or five inches, and it's still raining!

My yard is flooded, my basement is flooded (it's pouring in like someone left a faucet run), the roads are impassible, and my dogs won't go outside to go potty.

In a nearby city, people are stranded in their cars in four to five feet of water. They've declared a state of emergency in two neighboring towns that I know of, and probably more to follow. It's bad here. Way too much rain in way too short a period of time.

I'm guessing I probably shouldn't be on the computer right now. The last clap of thunder shook the house and rattled the windows. I'm going to take that as my cue to say goodbye for now.