Just got kids off to school this Am & wanted to share with you a little thought about yesterday..
We had a pretty good storm system hit the coast here.. & we were among the many who lost power.
I gotta say-to be honest...It was FUN!
Ok now that might sound a bit weird but it was... I was off work so I guess that makes a huge difference in my perspective. But really it was a great time.
it meant that in the afternoon when the rains started pounding & the winds really started pickin up.. I got smart & cooked dinner ahead...Got the rice cooked in the cooker & put the chicken in a sauce & into the gas oven. & well...since I had time.. made some homemade chicken potato soup in the slow cooker.
So by the time I walked over to the school to get kids .. Everything was well under way.. Our walk home was an adventure.. Watching the kids open their coats to try to "fly" & lean into the wind walking down the hill home..I had to just giggle since these are the things that childhood memories are made of!
the walk home continued as I hurried all the neighbourhood kids that were walking home along through the path under the trees ..when I heard a few cracks!! AKKKK ...Ok OUT from under the trees Gang! MOVE IT!
Safely thru the "forest" we got home where a warm snuggly fire awaited us..
The only thing that surprised me is that the power didn't go out & till almost 4.. So by then we had MOST of the home work done... Steven had kept getting up & looking out at the greenbelt trees behind us.. What a show!
The remains of the afternoon were spent lighting candles every where & finding the camping lantern when Jamie came home .
Dinner was a lovely candle lit affair & Jess decided we needed to have the soup as part of dinner ...since soup is what you eat on "stormy" days!
After dinner Jess asked about making something else "warm" for a special treat.. so she & I made stove top pudding & a sortof cake in a cast iron pan..( ok word to the wise... You have to peel off the bottom! ~lol~ put it all together & we had a a Yummy chocolate dessert ! Yep.. Having a gas stove does have some unique benefits!
later after cleanup where I got told that it's NOT as fun to wash dishes in COLD water.. We all wandered out for a few minutes in the hot tub..which without power.. is basically a big warm bath & that's all! Then back in & into pj's we cuddled up on the couch for some reading time under the blankies by the fire . Then finally up to brush teeth by candlelight & tuck everyone including our selves into bed..
So a night with no TV .. no computer , no lights was probably the nicest we've had in a long while! Sometimes it's good to remember the simple things like just spending quiet TIME together :D
Thursday, November 16, 2006
Well that was fun!
Posted by Pamela at 9:04 AM
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I love storms like that and can remember them when I was a kid. Don't get them much here in California.
Sounds like a great family evening!!!
It's so har dto unplug all the gadgets, but look how much fun it was without them! And we think these things are saving us time...sometimes I think they are just sucking up our time.
My most productive day this year was the day our electrical panel was replaced, so the power was out all day....
Ooh! Sounds like a dream. I LOVE when the power goes out here. It CAN be a pain, but the house is immediately so quiet that it feels like I can finally breathe. My brain seems to function better when there is no electricity. Don't get me wrong there are a few things that I definitely would miss, but it's nice while it lasts.
OMG, that sounds so nice! It's amazing how the simplest moments can be the most wonderful and memorable. What a reminder that we all need a break from this super-overstimulated lifestyle we lead.
Yes, it sounds lovely! Sometimes it's nice to have everything "off."
Sounds like a really nice evening. Maybe you need to pick one night a month and call it "No gadgets night." And spend it like you did during the stormy night.
Ok..this sounds so different from the storm we had over the summer! I'm glad you were able to turn this into a posivive, memorable evening!
Your night sounded so cozy I wish I was there to snuggle by the fire! I always get so grumpy when the power goes out and then I think "What on earth would we do without all these things?"...I think it can be a good thing to make us stop and appreciate what we have and spend time together. :) I had a night like that last year and I spent time before bed just going through old photos and memories, it was a pretty nice night.
Sooooo, where is everyone these days? Blogland is so quiet now (me too...no denying it! lol) I hope we all get back into it sometime, I miss everyone! ;)
hi what is up?
Jen was here :0)
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