Lessons Learned During an 8-Hour Power Outage

1. I need to buy matches. Or a lighter. Or preferably, self-lighting candles. They don't make those yet, do they? Dern.
2. Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwiches are not a sufficient dinner.
3. When Domino's says 45 minutes and they come in 30, they deserve a bigger tip. Not that I gave them one, but they deserve one.
4. When the lights go out, my kids go CRAZY.
5. We can play every game in our house in about 2 hours. Even made up ones.
6. Puget Sound Energy are liars. At 4:00 they said "very soon", at 7:00 they said "2 hours", but mean FOUR.
7. My kids sleep in completely dark rooms at night, but when the power's out, they need a flashlight or a lantern in their rooms. Huh?
8. Dylan can't keep his hands off fire. This includes campfires and apparently now candles.
9. When it's dark and you've played all your games and ate all your food, there is nothing else left to do but go to bed. My head hasn't seen a pillow before 9:00 in years. It did last night.
10. It is impossible to NOT try to turn on the lights every time you walk in the bathroom.