Stormy Blackout
November 23, 2013
We had a wind storm the last two days, it caused major troubles in our area. Downed power lines, downed trees, accidents and even brush fires. Power went out right as we were finishing up with dinner and my kids and I turned it into some fun. Though they kept trying to switch the lights on every few minutes. My youngest kept asking what didn’t work, which of course was everything but she kept asking.
“Does that mean the TV is not working?” Little DD
“Yes.” Me
“How about the radio?” Little DD
“Yes” Me
“The fridge?” Little DD
“Yes.” Me
“My light?” Little DD
“Yes.” Me
“You need to fix that.” Little DD
I’m right on that kiddo, ha!
I lit some candles and we brought out the camping lanterns which can light up any room really well. Never be without some camping gear , it comes in handy in a flash!
While we did enjoy the camp-out in the living room my youngest DD was not too happy about the sounds the wind was making. It was a rough night. The trees were knocking on the house, the dogs were whining and windows rattled for hours. It got really bad late at night we would hear fire trucks and sirens and the some metal poles we had on our shed clattered to the ground causing an uproar with our dogs and the neighbors. It’s safe to say that in the dark, when you can’t see what is happening it makes every other sound that much more scary for the kids or even the dogs. Through that chaos though we did manage to have some fun.
As for the aftermath of the storm , my yard took a major hit. The wind just wrecked havoc all around. I’ll be spending most the weekend cleaning up . Somewhere under all these leaves is my garden 🙁
18 Comments
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Theresa
We had strong winds last week, and a few tornado's came through the state. We lost power for 3 days and it was horrible! I think that's cool you put a positive spin on it and turned it all into a good time though!
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Tough Cookie Mommy
I hate when the power goes out due to weather conditions. Every single time we have a storm in our area, the electricity goes out and it is a great inconvenience, to say the least.
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Liz @ A Nut in a Nutshell
Even though it was a little scary with the wind, I'm glad you kinda turned it into an adventure with some of your activities!
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Rachee
Thankfully we have not had a storm that has shut everything down. It sounds like you were able to make a good thing out of bad. I love the way you kept your little one entertained.
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Bobbi Burleson
We had a storm back in 2006 that knocked down trees and power lines and we were without power for 3 days!!
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Teresa McCluskey
This looks like a fun night! I think I may do something like this with my 3 yr old!
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Pam
It looks like you made a scary situation fun for your kids. That is creative parenting. I am sure you must have been a little nervous yourself. Seems like it was quite a storm.
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Ashley Gill
oh, thats no fun!! Cleaning up is always the worst part.. but Bravo to you for teaching your children how to make the best out of a not so great situation! We love making shadow puppets in my family!
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Mrs. Sergeant
It's terrifying for me to lose power during a storm because I hate the dark, however I think you guys managed just fine and I love that you guys had fun doing it. Can I come hang out with you during storms? lol
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Chrishelle Ebner
I am so glad you were able to find some fun things to do to keep your kids distracted from the storm. Good mom to be prepared for an emergency.
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Pam
That is funny about the miner's hat. We lose power a lot due to storms and I keep a head lamp around so I can see around the house and read.
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Jennifer Williams
I love storms like that – nobody gets hurt and everyone is forced to turn everything off and spend time together. I bet the wind blowing things did scare the kids a bit though.
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The Frugal Greenish Mama
It is scary to loose power during the storm. Great that you had the equipment you needed though!
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mail4rosey
How fun to read with a miner's light! We try to make power outages fun too, but I'm always oh so glad when it comes back on. 😉 Sorry you lost yours, but it's cool that you made it a good time instead of an annoying one.
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Masshole Mommy
We lost power for during the blizzard (Nemo) that we got last winter. It was BRUTAL because that meant no heat, either, and it got COLD inside the house real quick.
Katherine Bartlett
We had hurricanes a lot in Florida so I know what it's like to have no power!