Well, we're in for our "first major winter storm" of the season. We got about 2 inches on Sunday night, and starting late last night thru tomorrow night, we're supposed to get 10-14 inches of snow. We had a winter storm warning. Now we're in a blizzard warning. Tomorrow's high temp is supposed to be 11, coupled with 40-50 mph wind gusts (25-35 sustained) makes it in the -10 to -20 for wind chill. Kaylen's school let out 90 minutes early today. Jock left work at 2 and picked her up from daycare. The shoveled off the first 6 or so inches off the driveway so I could get in. I left work at 3 and headed straight home on the nasty roads - the trip that usually would take me 20-25 minutes on dry roads and no traffic took me an hour, but then some might call me a slippery-roads wimp who drives overly cautiously slow.
Tonight, we warmed up an odd mix of comfort foods for dinner: left-over fried chicken, mashed potatoes & gravy, pizza, turnips/greens, green beans and slaw. Then we played a computer game together. Kaylen went up to read and get ready for bed at her normal time, and is now ready to be tucked in for the night. I'm ready for a cup of hot cocoa later and some more online reading/chatting.
I just got an email alert that Kaylen has no school tomorrow. I'll be staying home - whether the office closes or not. Jock is supposed to be working from home tomorrow - whether his office closes or not. We're hoping we don't lose power or internet service with the nasty winds tonight/tomorrow - we'd be really bored then! We'll probably be doing a mix of movies, Wii, computer stuff, along with reading books, laundry, online shopping, paying bills, listening to music, playing with Barbies & Polly Pockets & Littlest Pet Shops.
Hope you all are having a great week - and that it's warmer where you are than it is here (or you're able to stay in from the cold). Speaking of warm, need a vacation?
2 comments:
It's a comin'! We've got over a foot already and it's still coming down. No school today and no school tomorrow.
Last time I was in Des Moines my engine froze and we had to be towed in and thawed out. When we lived in ND we had a block heater but at that time we were in SD and didn't have one.
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