Power Outage

We just got the power back on from a power outage. We had friends over for dinner, and just after nine when the conversation was heating up, and the kids were all ready to do their circus performance for us, the power went out. We heard a couple of sirens--I'm assuming that a car hit a main box or something. Anyway, it went out, then went on, then went out, then went on, then went out and stayed out for about 45 minutes. We were wracking our brains--where are the candles? Huh, do we have any candles? Finally, Hibi remembered she had some in her room--two--but we decided that we are woefully unprepared for even the smallest emergency. Need to get prepared.....a tsunami or earthquake could happen any time, and we need to be prepared.

After the friends left, we walked down to the corner. It was strange to see Taraval, a street full of businesses, all dark. A neighbor came by and said "it was my fault! I put a TV dinner in the microwave!" We all laughed, and he said he needed to mail a letter anyway--that's why we had the power outage, so he'd get out of the house and mail it.

We went back home and the kids got their pajamas on by candlelight, and then we were sitting in the living room thinking of stories to tell, to calm us all and settle us into the dark. We were just getting comfortable when the lights came back on. It was kind of unpleasant! Zachary went and turned them all back off so we could finish.

Kind of fun the camaraderie that happens in situations like this.