summer storm
yesterday evening around 6 o’clock, it started to rain. i mean, really rain. complete with lightning, thunder, and even golf-ball size hail in some areas (not near us, thankfully)! i was in the middle of making dinner when the power went out. hoping it’d come back on soon, we watched the rain and waited for daddy to come home.
it’s raining, it’s pouring…
phil got home safe and sound. but got soaked running from the driveway to the front door (garage door wouldn’t open with the power out).
“it’s comin’ down like hotcakes out there!”
the sun was setting fast, so i scrambled around lighting candles.
mikey was fascinated.
since my planned dinner of stuffed halibut, corn on the cob, and oven fries was a bust with the power still out, phil suggested we throw something on the grill. the storm was a short one and it had stopped raining already.
mikey looking for a sample of grilled goodness.
then we proceeded to eat our impromptu dinner of boca burgers, turkey dogs, and corn, picnic-style in our living room.
just as we finished eating, the lights came back on!
but only long enough for me to snap a picture, then they went out again. it’s kinda hard keeping kids entertained in the dark! fortunately, some of their toys had lights which we played with by candlelight. allie was thoroughly delighted watching a lit train go round and round. kept laughing as it went by! later, as we got them both ready for bed, mikey discovered the fun of flashing the flashlight on the ceiling. happily, the electricity came back on again just after both kids were in bed. this morning, mikey and i prayed and thanked God for the lights in our home. 
10 Comments
mrs_shinfucius
i love picnics! hey, was that stuffed halibut pam’s recipe? i’ve made that before, too. well, never with halibut cause i never had any but with other fish. anyway, it’s good.
Kavedissian
good thing you had something to grill, i’d be calling the pizza man to come save us. such a meal you had planned, though. i’m guessing your kitchen is electric not gas?
mrsstellalee
love that widow picture of mikey! bummer about that dinner because it sounded yummy! did you salvage it for the next night?
mrssjlee
awww…. i think the light’s going out was worth it just to have a picnic inside the house.
joannaaaakim
looking at the food on your grill is making me hungry! =)
mrs_shinfucius
it’s not that i have so much that “my cup runneth over”…..my cup is just so small that i think it doesn’t take much to make it runneth over. haha! ha!
greantea71
mmmm, halibut….
love your pictures!
greantea71
LOL. and eprops for the “returning to the same spot.” man, I laughed so hard….
mrsstellalee
most of her hair accessories are from target, but i have a few from korean stores too. i’m not really sure where else to get them. i’m sure there are lots of places out there, but target is usually where i end up buying them from. 🙂
MNah
I love your entries Michelle, especially with the pictures! My favorite is the “picnic” picture, with Allison just hanging out in the Boppy. Katherine was looking at the picture as well and asked, “Who’s party is that?”