Keeping it "green"

We MADE money on this 

Fun Friday Family Night!

So even though Dad and I had a plan for Friday's Family Night we played it off as if we didn't. At dinner we asked the big boys what they wanted to do for Family Night. A few ideas were tossed around but no one could make a decision. I reminded the boys that all the dishes had to be done before we could do anything anyway and so to keep thinking about it while they worked.

The dishes were done and the babies had just gotten out of the bath and dressed. I had one 8 year old zoning out on his Ipod touch on the couch and the other in the bathroom. I gave my husband a wink, which meant "go for it".  Moments later the house went DARK!!! Dad had flipped the switch on the breaker. I was not really expecting for it to be as dark as it was. I had 2 screaming babies trying to find me, 1 eight year old screaming from the bathroom and another 8 year old screaming from the couch. I call for the babies to come find me as I worried the one in the bathroom was going to run out without finishing what needs to be done. Instantly dad was in the hallway with a flashlight and all the kids stopped panicking. Candles were then lit throughout the house.

It was a very windy night which was nice to blame the power outage on the wind. We sat in the candle lit family room and I again asked the kids what they wanted to do for Family Night. They had to think of things that didn't require electricity or bright lights. We ended up in our PJ's in mom and dads bed snuggling and telling stories. This always turns into rough housing. After we put the babies to bed we played a game of sorry in the dim lit room.

At one point my son looks outside and says "wow look at all the stars tonight now that the city is so dark." Tee Hee. So glad they never noticed the lights on at the neighbors house.



The boys still think the wind knocked out the power that night. I don't have the heart to tell them what really happened. The next night one of my kids wanted to do Family Night over since we couldn't do anything the night before because the power was out. I had to remind him how much fun we had together the night before in the dark. "Oh yeah" he said, "that was fun".

There is a bonus to this Family Night...not only do you save money for not running ANY electricity for a few hours, but after the kids go to bed the house is already romantically lit.