Lessons hidden in the mysteries of Beijing electrical

Today was a great day at work. What needs to be done and how to get there seems to be getting clearer and today I feel like I made a few steps in the right direction.   The girls came to meet me for lunch. They had done a little cleaning around here in the morning. They are really ready for something else to do during the day when I am working. There's a chance they could help out with the kindergarten kiddies.   Anyhooo.... when I got home from work, the girls informed me that the electric had been off since 2:30 p.m.  and it was about 6 at this time. Okay... did I mention it was about 97 F? And the AC runs via electricity? Ergh. So, made a couple of phone calls and then "talked" with the electrician who speaks as much English as I do Chinese. A few more phone calls on our behalf and my colleague had a plan. So, we waited. In the heat. And the dark. Did I mention that it's not only hot, but humid in China? About 9 tonight we got electricity again. I love electricity. I love air conditioning.   And, of course, the lesson was having to just sit. And trust that other people will help because I couldn't help myself. And, of course, they did. Things have a way of working out if we let them. Yeah, it's still me over here...   Could be the heat. I don't move too fast in it.