This morning was no exception. Early this morning we had a strong storm come through, so about the time Preston and I sat down to eat breakfast, the wind was blowing hard… and the electicity went out!!
Preston – ‘Uh, oh, Mommy! Something’s HAPPENING to US!”
Me – “I know, honey, the lights went out because we lost electicity”
Preston – Looking scared and confused “You going to fix it!?”
Me – “I wish I could, but we have to wait for the electric company to fix it”
Preston – “I don’t LIKE it! Is Daddy going to fix it?!”
Me – “Daddy can’t fix it, he’s on an airplane. And we have to wait for the electric company”
This went on for a little while: Preston looking scared and refusing to finish his breakfast… Me trying to reassure him and explain to him how electricity works…
When out of the blue, one of Daddy’s electronics starts beeping (I think it was the router?)
Preston: “What’s THAT! What’s happening to us!”
Me: “Daddy’s box is beeping because it needs more electicity”
Preston: “It’s scary! Turn it OFF!”
So I troop it over to where the box is… there are a million boxes. It only beeps sporadically, so I don’t know which one it is that needs to be turned off!
It beeps!!! Of course it’s one of the boxes BEHIND the heavy bookshelf… There’s no way I’m moving that thing.
Me: “Preston, I can’t reach the box to turn it off. We need to go to school soon anyway, so I have to leave it alone”
Preston: “But I don’t like it. It’s scary”
And then… ANOTHER box starts beeping. All I could think was “we need to leave for school ASAP. Let’s forget breakfast” - thinking that the extra beeping is just going to upset him more. Then he says:
Preston: “Mommy, they’re making MUSIC”
Me: (confused) “What’s making music? The beeping?”
Preston: “Yeah! They’re making beautiful music, ALL together!”
That was a strange twist to the story, but one I could handle.
Shortly thereafter we left for school, and the electricity was thankfully back on by the time we got home.
And just for good measure, here is a picture of Preston doing crafts in his underpants.