Half a day of no power

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So we did end up losing power yesterday. It was strange, though. Around 6PM, mostly everything went out, except that some of our overhead lights were on kind of dimly, and one outlet had enough juice to let us plug in a cell phone. Eventually everything went dark, but I've never experienced a blackout with that weird half-power before. It was only annoying because I couldn't see well enough to do much of anything. I would have been happy to while away the rest of the evening with a book, but it was too dark to read. Fortunately we have a gas stove at Illyria, so I was able to do a little cooking with a firestick to light the burner and a flashlight to look into the pot. I made a soup for the week out of the leftover ham bone with some odds and ends in the fridge, and a pumpkin soup for Jared and I to eat for dinner. We ended up going to bed pretty early, and it was nice to get the extra sleep. All in all it wasn't so bad, especially given how much people suffered in other parts of the country. I said a prayer for them as I fell asleep, and one again this morning. The power came back on around 7AM, almost exactly thirteen hours later. I hope everyone is safe and warm wherever you are, and I'll keep thinking of everyone the storm hit worse than us.