The experience was a great opportunity to practice our emergency plan & I'm happy to say that other than needing a few more flashlights, all went well.
I had not idea the power went out, despite the AC, Isla's monitor and the internet going out pretty much simultaneously. I had the AC set really low - 73, I think, so the house was nice and cool for the rest of the day. When the internet went out I decided to read and fell asleep on the couch. I woke up when Andrew arrived home early. At the same time Michael texted me to check in on us.
Once Isla woke up Isla and I made "Power Outage Play Pasta" - we died a bunch of pasta with food coloring and vinegar and set it out to dry. Here's the finished product - a whole gallon bag! - ready for mosaics, necklaces, and any other art project we come up with.
We explained the outage to Isla but she didn't really get it until evening. We lit a lot of candles and made "Power Outage Pasta" on the BBQ burner. Since we didn't want to open our fridge or freezer, and we were out of pasta sauce, I made spaghetti sauce and pasta and we had canned pineapples. Isla got to have a juice box instead of milk. We also used our back up water b/c of some issues with the water quality.Isla got to stay up a little late and we enjoyed the moon and stars. Then we read to Isla with a flashlight and she skipped her bath & went to bed. She has been really insistent on keeping her light on lately and during a past power outage she had a really hard time sleeping, so I wasn't looking forward to the night, but we explained that she was going to go camping in her bedroom and opened the curtains to let some light in. She did a great job and fell asleep without any issues.
That is the true tale of our power outage drama...
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Sounds like an adventure!
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