Flickering Lights

Our electricity went out again last night. It’s seems like every time the wind kicks up anymore our power company flips a switch and the town goes dark. And it happened just as I was getting ready for bed. Of course, I was going to continue my routine– completely disregarding basic bathroom safety– and got out ye ole oil lamp to help me finish what I started. Can I suggest that if you find yourself without power and your bathroom has no window that you forgo the oil lamp and just use a scented candle? Trust me, it’ll smell better. Oh, and it’s not the least bit romantic to floss your teeth in the lamp light. As a matter of fact you might find yourself flossing the tip of your nose because the dancing flames create weird shadows on the mirror. *sigh*

So, we sat there for a couple of hours, twiddling our thumbs and wondering if we should head down to Wally World to get some more lamps (candles are useless now, because our electricity goes out all the time). Then we decided to play some board games and I told Mags some stories about some Amish folks I knew when I was young. Finally, she fell asleep, so Grump and decided to go to bed. We get the lamp (we’ve only got one) and the child and head upstairs. We get all comfortable, talk a little, moan about the power company trying to save money, then out goes the lamp. We talk a little more and decide to try to go to sleep.

The power comes back on just as I was getting comfy. Did I mention that we didn’t turn off all the lights or the tv before we hit the sack? It was very bright and very loud all of the sudden. The commotion woke Mags up and scared the beejus out of me. Needless to say we couldn’t go right back to sleep then. I had no reason to avoid studying for my test at that point and Mags was re-energized from her “nap”. It ended up being a long night of reading and whining.

Thanks, Ye Ole Power Company. Again.

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