I have to try and get the car released from the ice....ugh...I have a dream of one of these days being able to use our garage for our cars...we used to...this situation is just absolutely asinine!

It's Thursday, January 29th and we are in the middle of dealing with the effects of a winter storm that has been beating us up since Monday night. Yesterday I managed to convince myself I'd like it if I'd go out and clean off my car. It took me over an hour to get the ice off of all but one window before running out of steam....and, this was with help from being able to get inside and turning on the heater and defroster, too. The passenger side tires are iced in up the sides of the tire a couple of inches or more....Scott assures me that it will break free with no problem...sure looks like it will be a problem. Speaking of Scott...he had to throw down ashes behind his tires to be able to get out of the driveway this morning. I asked him if he'd thought to take a pail of ashes with him in case he got stuck somewhere else, but he poopooed the idea. A part of me...the evil part...is snickering inside hoping....the more sane part sure hopes he'll be alright without them.

Many of my friends are without power. I've not noticed mine flickering today, but it did a bunch of times earlier this week. I've offered use of our home, but so far not been taken up on the offer....of course, they'd have to deal with my street...which is trecherous. No salt truck or scaper has been down this one....and, of course...scraping might just cause it to be slicker until things can melt some.

We're also still on baby watch....today Kelly had an appointment to discuss possibilities with her doctor. I'm trying to not call down there every five minutes....thinking them phoning here would be less intrusive...but...dunno....it's hard!!

OK...that's all for now....not getting anything of note accomplished other than computering...so...think I'll force myself to go do something for about 15minutes or so....bye...

Today is a day that will go down in the history books for our nation installing it's first man of color for President. I'm wondering when the day will come that it will be the installation of the first woman??

I've been watching a bit on TV this morning....did note the speculation that the family was going to be late to their prayer meeting. And, sure enough...they were. This seems to be the opposite of Obama's normal habits. Though, according to the press, Bill Clinton was late everywhere he went. I don't remember this, but caused me to think...hummmmm....I'd fit right in there with them!!

LOL

I'm not going to be watching this whole extravaganza, as I have to go to work....sale and inventory time. Too bad we don't have a big screen to watch it while we're there! LOL

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Yeah? Well....this isn't so bad, is it?? Worse than I thought, but not horrible. I can still get showers taken!! LOL

Well, Hello there!
Anything happening at your house?
I did manage to get Momma's Christmas tree out of the front window today. Major accomplishment!! All of a sudden I'd had it up to my eyebrows with looking at all these Christmas things cluttering up my living room, and even though I didn't have time to work on it properly, I did set on in with working on it and got 3 surfaces cleaned off and decorated before heading in to work.
Now, if only I could get those last few presents into the mail!!! LOL I never used to be this useless!!

Melanie and Jon sent us a new photo album of the kids. It came yesterday and I spent more than a few minutes sitting with it. THANKS Melanie! There were some shots on there from the SC vacation that I don't remembering seeing before....you all must be hording photos!

The kids were all color coordinated for their Holiday shots. Grace and Greta were wearing plaid jumpers, Marie a Santa dress and Xander sweater.....am wondering when she's going to get around to posting some of these onto her own blog??

Fun to see the Santa photo....Mrs Santa should have been requested to NOT do a goofy face, though I can see where it could be considered fun....and, poor girls....think the twins just get too excited and anxious while Marie is still in that "I don't want anything to do with these strange lookin' people...get me outta here!!" Xander had a super smile! Melanie, of course, had her signature smile....

She's probably right...I should have let her see about being a model....though...I still hear how they have to sleep their way to the top....I was just trying to protect her!! Surely there could have been another way...