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Power Outage in Ottawa! The horror!

Well, that's an hour I'll never get back. The power went out this morning and there were rumors that we would be without electricity all day and into the early hours of Saturday. Of course, those were the rumors. The power actually was only out for 60 minutes. But it had Nick panicking in the basement. "What am I supposed to do with her?" he asked pointing to the baby Skylar. "How about taking her to the park?" A little scream of delight was heard from knee level. Nick rolled his eyes. Skylar stomped on his barefoot with her galoshes. Strange she was wearing rainboots given the fact there isn't a cloud in the sky today. That's what I love about her. She's always prepared. Meanwhile, our tenant Bill, had taken his lizard outside for some sunshine. He appeared unconcerned. I admit, even I was slightly unnerved. I was quoting on a video project this morning and had no email. Even my damned "smartphone" was on the blink. ...