Power angels among us?

We finally got our power back on day 13 after the storm.   How it happened was unusual.

In church I asked who still did not have electricity in both services, and was surprised to find out that we were the only ones left powerless in the whole church (over 800 people present that Sunday).  Various people prayed for us after hearing this. Right after this a man came in from Pittsburgh who said he was working on lines in the area.  He asked if the church was fully on.  Someone directed him to my wife Louise.  She said "yes, but I wish someone would get our home back on- line."  He asked where we lived, and wrote it down.  He said he would get someone to work on it.

When church was over, I called home, and was shocked to find electricity was back on (the answering machine worked).

Could he have been an angel of power?

Election names

I read the other day about twins born on Election Day.  The parents named them Mitt Romney and Barack Obama (plus the last name)!

I feel sorry for these kids in a few years when they have to explain this.

Hurricane Sandy lament

Today is day 11 of our exile as refugees from Hurricane Sandy.  It is getting old, but several wonderful people have given us shelter.  Our power has not been on at all since the hurricane.  Some in my area had power for a few days and then lost it again after the surprise snow storm of 2 days ago (13 inches fell in Freehold, the highest amount in the noreaster) when many trees and more power lines fell.  We have been in 4 different locations since this started, since our house got pretty cold.  My wife was pretty sick when the storm started.  My cell phone did not work for the first several days usually.  But I think I missed the internet, email and news even more than heat and electric. On one call, the power company told us that our entire street was listed as having electricity (6 houses around us are powerless) when we were in the dark.

We had church in the dark last Sunday, which actually was kind of cozy and fun (as a one-time experience).  We got power back after 8 days and then lost it after the storm for a day.  And during this we lost water for 3 days as a bonus.  Today it is all back on.  I feel like a king in the office with power and water!

We go daily to our house to pick up clothes and other things and to feed our cat, who almost attacks us demanding food and affection ("where have you been?", she says).

I have joked that our goal is to be the last home in Manalapan holding out without power (they say only about 10% are left now).   But seriously, we would like to get power back soon.  This part of NJ is  a mess.