Dec 202008
 

For the first time, I’m forced to not laugh at these dire weather predictions. We are in for a snowstorm, with high winds this evening and into tomorrow. And while it’s been amusing to giggle over snow days and delays from our standpoint, we must keep in mind this area doesn’t possess the resources to deal with this weather. Though, this IS the 2nd year in a row they’ve had to, so they might want to start considering getting them gathered up.

Basically, if you don’t see me online, on twitter, blogs, or WoW I’m probably sitting here reading books by candlelight. Worse comes to worse we’ll open one of the kids presents and play scrabble.

Meanwhile, I’m off to find candles, dig out extra blankets, and grab a shower. Hubby is off signing out on his leave (woot! 2 weeks of hubby home!), grabbing coffee and creamer. You know..necessities. EVERYTHING in our house is electric, pray we keep power.

 Posted by at 12:25 pm
Dec 182008
 

I don’t have a neatly organized post in my head, I just have a list of things that have happened, occurred to me, or fleetingly crossed paths with my brain cells on their way between my ears.

1. Oldest daughter was brought home my the MP’s (military police) WITHOUT being in trouble. There was a child reported missing, they saw her walking home. They stopped to see if she was the missing child, and then gave her a ride home. Score!!

2. Oldest child…who is the most unaffectionate child I have ever encountered, not only hugged her parents…she did so in FRONT of her friends, by her OWN decision I might add. I’m kinda scared.

3. I should be sleeping, or at least trying.

4. So far, no snow day tomorrow. Or delay. Yet.

5. A malamute that gets upset when his "poop zone" is buried under snow, will INHALE snow through his nose, resulting in screaming, whining, and general panic when he is dumb enough to INHALE with his nose pressed INTO THE SNOW!

6. Said dog will then give you the most pathetic guilt inducing look EVER when you laugh at him.

7 Above mentioned said dog will also spend another 10 minutes pacing, then whining, then pacing again because he STILL can’t figure out where to go potty.

8. Clearly the wind wasn’t blowing in a northerly direction while the stars were aligned with Venus during a 1/4 moon phase with the correct barometric pressure because he STILL didn’t poop.

9. I played WoW today.

10. I healed a heroic Nexxus run doing said WoW playing

11. I didn’t suck. Much.

12. I did all of the above after wrapping all our presents and doing laundry.

13. Wrapping the presents CAUSED the doing of the laundry. I stripped the bed so i had a nice flat environment for wrapping, figured it was a good time to change the bedding completely.

14. I could have used the table to wrap presents today if the kids didn’t have a stupid snow day.

15. I hate when hubby has staff duty. Noone to keep me toasty warm tonight.

16. I’m still not tired enough to sleep, but screw it, I’m gonna go snuggle with my dog (Daisy, the GSD not Shadow, because he’ll ONLY get in the bed with hubby, yep, His and Hers Dogs) in my nice clean warm bed.

 Posted by at 12:17 am
Dec 172008
 

So, we have a full inch of snow today. School was cancelled, which, ok fine. Whatever. BUT I can’t order pizza. Why? Because…THE POST IS CLOSED! That’s right, noone can drive onto post. And if you drive OFF post, you can’t come back.  What the hell kind of logic is…oh wait, forgot, logic doesn’t apply to the Army. Silly me. Maybe they’re afraid someone will bring more snow?

 Posted by at 3:16 pm