Now we can look back on the hardships of the power outage with a bit of fondness for the temporary primitave hardships and the forced cozyness.
Here, for example, is an actual picture of Giselle (Zelly) the neurotic cat. The chill in the rest of the house, forced her to act like a normal cat and lay by the fire.

Dan is experienced with a headlamp from rafting days (nights), and the stove worked, so he was able to make his annual Super Bowl chili.

Poor Becky was the hardest hit. Not only did she have to work by kerosene lamp and candlelight, her laptop was not charged up, so she was forced to find an actual pen and ruled paper to complete a writing assignment. Thank goodness she remembered this skill from the olden days.