Passed on by request:
We are still without power. two very cold nights so far and no telling when
it will come back. and now it's about to snow! we're letting the cats sleep
with us for warmth, which makes for grumpy mornings since they seem to think
the bed is a playground and we are the jungle gym. i'm writing from my
phone, which actually has power because i bought a battery operated cell
charger when it died yesterday. later from a real computer i will post the
adventure of getting home thurs night. it involved explosions and floods,
and took over an hour to go 5 miles!