9 hours

That was all. Just 9 hours without power due to the storm front that moved through the area yesterday afternoon. That's pretty trifling compared to the week without power due to Hurricane Isabel here a few years ago and definitely insignificant compared to the Gulf Coast communities that either haven't even had a chance to move back or don't even have anything to move *back* to! So, overall, even though it's a pain with no oven for cooking dinner, no heat so it's getting a little cool, the computer is off, no TV to watch the latest DVD release--the house is still here, the roof is still on and more likely than not the power will be back on in the morning. So I'll still check the 'grateful' box for the day.