Hello everyone! Marcus here. I’d like to tell you about what
happened on Tuesday night. So, we have an inverter (a machine that gives us
electricity when the powers out) that came with our house when we agreed to rent
it. It’s very useful, except for when the batteries are dead. They’re supposed
to charge up when we have electricity, but ours seem to have gone bad. And the
thing is, they’re extremely expensive, and we don’t have the money to buy new
ones right now. So I’d like to tell you about the time when the power went out
for 8 hours. Ready? Here we go!
So, our parents went to a dinner with the Pastor and his
wife of a nearby church. Well, none of us kids wanted to go, so we just stayed
here. I think they left around 5:00, and they weren’t gonna be back until like
9:00. So, we had 4 hours alone. We expected the power to come back on soon,
because it had been out since 1:00. But it didn’t, so we sat and waited. And
nothing happened. We talked, and waited, and talked some more. Around 7:00 it
started to get dark. So we grabbed flashlights and sat on the couch. We made
shadow puppets with our hands, and then Isaac stood up and acted out the story
of Adam and Eve. Then Ellah acted out a story, and during her story something
strange happened. We heard a big loud “Beep!” Well, we only hear beeps from
the microwave and water cooler when the power comes back on. The microwave
beeps once, and the water cooler, three times. Well, there was only one beep,
so it was definitely the microwave. But none of the fans or lights came on, so
we didn’t think much of it. Then Madelyn told a story, then me, then Alec. But
during Alec’s story, we heard another “Beep!” Well, this time we decided to
investigate. We walked into the kitchen, and there was three green glowing
zeros coming from the microwave. The entire house was completely dark, except
for the microwave. Turns out, the refrigerator, the water, and the kitchen
lights all worked. So we sat in the kitchen, and Alec plugged his dead phone
into an outlet. Our Mom called, and we told her what was happening. She asked
my Dad, but he couldn’t seem to figure it out. So Alec grabbed Little House on
the Prairie, and read it aloud for about a half hour. Well, our parents got
home, and my Dad figured out the problem, and all was well.
Well, that’s gonna have to it for this blog. Thank you all
so much for reading, and God bless your day!