I was with my good friend Pablo getting a slushy while being chased by wild animals.
John D., age 13, New Jersey

I was with my aunt and her daughter at the hair salon and the lights were going off. When we got home we had power. My friend Pat had no power, so he came to my house to go swimming.
Brittany T., 11, New Jersey

I had just returned from my friend's house when it happened. My family and I went outside. My other friend called and they had power and a pool, so we went to their house to get in their pool. On the way home the power came back on.
Bryan Y., 10, New Jersey

During the blackout of 2003 I was pretty lucky because I didn't lose any power. My mom, little sister, and I were at home when it happened. My sister and my dad were at work and they had to work in the dark. I'm happy that our power didn't go out.
Lara G., 10, New Jersey

I was at the Washington Township pool when we heard about the blackout. That day my mom forgot her key, but we had the garage opener. But when we got home the garage wouldn't open. So we went to my cousin's house because they had electricity. So we took a bath there and when the electricity came back we went back home.
Ryan K., 10, New Jersey

My dad just got home from work and my fish tank started making weird noises, then the TV went off and so did the air conditioner. My dad tried to fix it but it didn't work. Then the TV came on and we found out about the blackout.
Larry S., 10, New Jersey

It was the day before my vacation when the black out happend. We went to our aunt's house and they were out of power, too. So we stayed there and there was some food to cook at the stove. We were bored so we were folding oragami.
Allison S., 9, New Jersey

When the power went out my dad was having trouble with the subway. My dad got home at 1 a.m. and that's my story.
Brenden T., 9, New Jersey

When the blackout struck I was on the phone talking to my friend Caitlin. We were on the phone for about 30 minutes when the lights started to flicker. She said, "Whoa," because they were flickering at her house too. She said, "I think we're doing it," and that's when my dad called and told me it's not just our state that has the blackout.
Brooke H., age 11, Michigan

My mom and I lit a candle. We sat on the couch and talked.
Micaela S., age 9, Ohio

I was at home and got really scared because I was in my room alone. I had a hard time getting to my mom who was in the kitchen looking for a flashlight. Our house is really dark during the day, so when the lights went out I couldn't see.
Jennifer, age 7, New York City

Playing cards, reading, watching TV, having dinner, at day camp, visiting, camping, a wedding in the mountains, using the computer. We did not have power outage at the time, but next day we had an hour-long outage due to high winds.
Class of Mrs. B., Utah

During the blackout, my friends were having a good-bye party for me. So while the party was going on the lights went out. We didn't know what to do, but my friend Suzie showed us how to play kick the can, so we went outside and played kick the can in the cornfields.
Shelley C., age 11, New York