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Nothing like a little darkness

Ok, so I get my act together. Prepare to start bringing it daily the only way dahgurl knows how and the doggone lights go out in the entire neighborhood. For hours. My gurlfriend Yolanda calls me as she’s driving around the dark:

“Shawn, you guys ok? Me and the girls just passed your house and the entire neighborhood is pitch black. You need something?”

Can I just say that I am so blessed with considerate, thoughtful, positive friends? You know it’s hard for me to receive love like this. Yup, the giver is always trippin’. Here’s my response::

“Oh, we’re fine. The kids were scared at first, but they’re sleep now. Thanks for calling. They should be back on in a few hours.”

In all honesty, I was ready to pull my hair out. My oldest daughter was in the basement and she screamed like something out of movie. My younger son and youngest daughter were watching TV and ran down the stairs crying and praying (yeah, that’s my younger son’s answer to all, remember?). My oldest son and BBB (bighead, bigcheeked baby) are in the kitchen and they spill juice everywhere. They are all jumping on me. I can’t find a single thing in this challenging collage of clutter other people call a home.

Hey, I’m not Susie Homemaker. For real, I’m not even Sometimey Sammie Homemaker. I have tons of lists, charts, ideas, plans, strategies and my life is just full with reactions instead of pro-actions. The lights go out around 9 p.m. and we couldn’t find my emergency candles (I still haven’t found them actually), the batteries are out in one of the two flashlights we could find (what kinda help are two flashlights going to provide in a house with 3 floors, 7 people and 4000 square feet, 75 percent of that footage is covered by clutter). HELLO! I felt like such a busta, you know one of those “oh, you are a SAHM and you homeschool, you must be organized” slaps in the face. I’m living life by the seat of my pants,scrounging through drawers/cabinets, stumbling over Power Rangers and Leapster games. My family? Where are they?

Check this out.

DH takes my scented candle (the second of the two candles that I found in the bathroom where I use them during my monthly celebratory bath) and takes pictures so he can add to his awesome Flickr site.

Am I the only spastic person in my house? People always tell me to slow down, breathe, relax. Well there’s nothing like a little bit of darkness to shed some light on you and all of your issues huh?

Must implement an emergency plan…item 21, 874. Check.

Articles and Info on Emergency Preparation:

• Homeland Security Site
• How to Create a Home Emergency Plan
• How to Create a Family Emergency Plan
• American Red Cross

How do you handle emergencies? Are you prepared? Are you cool, calm like DH or are you off the chain like me? Would love your comments!

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