Less than an hour ago…

The wind started blowing and the rain started pouring. The boys were downstairs and I was upstairs, and I saw the bathroom lights flicker. I knew any minute the power was about to go out and the kids would be stampeding up the stairs asking me what was going on.

30 seconds later - darkness.

“MOM!!!!!!!!!” [3 voices in unison]

Cue: stampede

I explained the storm (apparently their first??) and they stared out the windows of my bedroom in awe.

Lucas: … Mom … I think this is the end of California.

Holden: Oh no! We have to save the videogames!

Lucas: Save the videogames! This is the end!

They ran downstairs and then ran back up, a minute later.

Lucas: Mom the videogames aren’t working!

Holden: It’s okay. I have gum.

Lucas: … We’re spending our day only with GUM?!