ZZZZAAAAPPPPPPPP! my first 4- hour power outage

            OK, so it was a peaceful Thursday evening, and me and my 2 sisters patiently await our father's arrival. He is a firefighter\ paramedic and he has been gone for a week, trying to get Christmas off duty. We were watching T.V, unaware of the huge car crash causing the power box to catch fire. All of a sudden the T.V shut down. Before you could say ZAP, it was Pitch black all over the street. In the distance, i could hear my youngest sister crying. The relieving sound of my mothers voice coming toward me then a warm grasp of her hand i got gathered in the kitchen with my other sisters. Then, the power came on again. With some relief, i picked up the phone and called my friend, while Mom grabbed some candles. When all of a sudden..... BBBBZZZTTT! Beep beep beep beep, the phone said as I hung up. As soon as i looked up, the power glitched then completely went out. Then a glow from upstairs came running toward us. It was Mom, holding 1 lit candle, 6 candles unlit, and 1 flashlight. then we heard the garage door open. I thought aloud '' how can it open without power?!?!??!?!?!?'' Then the door creaked and a light came flashing in. It was dad, carrying 7 other flashlights.

        We had been waiting for 2 hours now. To ease my sisters' fear, i gave them each a blue raspberry Jolly Rancher. Finally, it was time to go to bed. we all slept in my youngest sisters room. it was peaceful for 2 hours then......... BBBBBBBBBBBBZZZZZZZZZTTTTTTTT POP! the power was back on. Blinding lights filled the house. soon mom turned them off and we fell back to sleep at 10:00 P.M.