Lights Out

So last night, the power went out from Idaho to Wyoming (not all cities, but a lot of them!) Apparently, the transformers blew and lit the sky in Rigby like the noonday sun, leaving us completely electricity-less for about 3 hours. How did we handle it? Let me paint the picture for you:

6:30ish Abbie drops off her 2 kids after getting called in to work-kids are almost 2 and 3 months

7:30ish Daniel and Sarah drop of their 3-month old baby and head off to the Temple

7:31 Adric falls asleep (sigh)

8:00 Power goes out as Adam is coloring with Adelyn and I'm playing peek-a-boo with Ethan

8:05 We assume power will not be restored and light every candle we have in the house

8:06 I realize I have a candle addiction (after lighting 5 candles and still having about 8 left)

8:15 Ethan falls asleep

8:30 Adric wakes up

8:35 Jordan picks up the thoroughly exhausted Adric and Adelyn

8:36 We realize we have a camping lantern in the garage-let there be light!

8:45 Daniel and Sarah pick up Ethan (after an ended Temple session due to no lighting)

9:00 We decide to go for a drive and see how some friends are doing-we end up at Daniel and Sarah's chatting in the candlelight

10:00 Head home and drink a ton of orange juice so it doesn't go bad (does OJ go bad? maybe that was just an excuse cuz I wanted to drink it all)

10:15 Crawl into bed with extra blankets, Duke, and a movie on the laptop

10:45 Power comes back on and the magic is gone-we go to sleep.

WHEW what a night! I felt like a Pioneer...only with a car and Orange Juice.

Our Dirty Little Secret

We have a new obsession. Now before I tell you and you are forced to judge me, let me give you the full story. I have always had an obsession with everything Celtic for as long as I can remember. This is the reason we went to Scotland this last summer. This is the reason I took Irish Dancing lessons when I was in junior high. This is the reason I have earrings in my jewelry box made from "Blarney Stone" and tons of travel books and magazines for Scotland and Ireland in the bathroom. Well, when I was younger my mom introduced me to this Irish singing group. I listened to them on cassette for a while, then I kinda forgot about them. Well, they've been around for years now, although most of the singers have gradually changed over the years.

Well, we were flipping through the channels a week ago with PingPong and Ruby, and I saw on the guide an encore viewing of a live concert by this group. I stopped on it, and we ended up being glued to it for the next hour or so until it was over. Then we proceeded to watch tons of youtube videos because we couldn't get enough. Adam opened iTunes and insisted that I purchase one of their CDs. We had a concert, Adam and I, in our bathroom this morning as we got ready for the day. I'm telling you we're absolutely obsessed!

So...are you dying to know who the group is? I'll tell you: they're called "Celtic Woman". I know, sounds cheesy, but they're INCREDIBLE! 4 gorgeous women (from age 20-30 something) with simply divine voices, and they sing only Celtic music. Some in Gaelic, most in English, but all original Celtic music. I remembered loving their music when I had the cassette, but this newest group of 4 (because they're always changing) really has something special. They just click better than any of the other ensembles did.

Look them up, you'll love them!! They're on tour right now promoting their latest CD "The Greatest Journey"-which is the CD I ended up buying-and my new DREAM is to see them live at the castle they perform at in Ireland (which was where the concert was that we watched on tv). Find them on youtube. Our favorite songs are "The Call", "O America", and "You Raise Me Up" (but you have to make sure it's the version by the newest group cuz the older ones aren't as great).

Have I sold you yet?