The power just came back on. For three grueling hours, a storm knocked out our electricity. Once the kids were in bed, Teresa and I had to find something to pass the time. Yes, the batteries on our laptops worked, but the DSL modem and the wireless router sadly don't have backup batteries, so unless I'm willing to spring for a UPS (Think "big power strip with a bigger backup battery.")--and I'm not--on these rare occasions, we have to rough it.

So, what do techie parents do when there's no power? Teresa got her DS out and played some UNO while I watched some of the shows on my iPod that I picked up months ago from the iTunes store. When the power came back on, it wasn't so much the lights coming on in a dark room that was a shock. Rather, I was no longer focusing on a tiny screen. My eyes needed to adjust to the world containing more than a handful of pixels.

I know, you're thinking, "Don't you ever communicate?" Of course we do! Besides having to pause repeatedly to talk about various topics, even as I type this, she's in the basement texting me!

Ooh! It just occurred to me that the fridge is working again! I can get something cold to drink finally!