I left work at a good time on Wednesday; by the time I drove to the neighborhood, Stuart was still at the library with the boys, so I met up with them there.  When we were driving home at 5 something pm, we noticed part of the Expressway near our house was blocked with many emergency vehicles and some traffic lights were out.  When we arrived home, we confirmed that we did not have power.  The boys and I quickly did their homework with the remaining daylight while Stuart listened to the scanner radio to get any updates.  It turned out that a car hit a pole and knocked out the power line.  We went out for dinner afterward homework and the boys were happy to pick pizza.  We enjoyed watching an NBA game while we ate and stayed until the game was over.  Unfortunately when we went home, the power had not returned.  We had to shower and read with flashlights and candle light, but the boys had a ball with it. 

    At the end, the electricity returned possibly around 1am when both Stuart and I awoke briefly noticing a light in the hallway.  The next morning we had to discard and purchase most of our perishable in the fridge.