We had a wonderful meal at Senior Panchos before going to Freddy’s to get batteries and other items for power outages (as well as some new puzzles and Nerf guns). I had hoped that we would have our lights on by our return, but that was not to be.
Instead, the five of us played a couple of games of Skipbo by lantern light and are now covering up for a cold night. I hope that I am quickly awakened to the power coming back on.
Update: Our power came back on at 11:30. Our cat had been punishing us for the lack of power by dragging her water bowl across a tile floor. As the house was so quiet, it sounded like something much more sinister.