Bad storms moved through the Nashville area about 3 a.m. and we were under a tornado warning for most of the wee hours of the morning. Our power flickered off at 2 a.m. and didn’t come back on until after 8. Hubby set up our iPad as a makeshift alarm clock (first world problems) and when we got up for the day  I instantly thought two things — no electricity equals NO coffee and a bad hair day. Awesome!

The girls thought it was fun to eat their breakfast cereal by candlelight, though, and as Miss A was getting ready for school she bounded out of the bathroom and announced excitedly…

“The TOILET WORKS!”