Snowverkill

Pepco lied, we are home.  I'm just hoping the power stays on through the next snow blast.  We are expecting another 10-20 inches overnight and I obviously moved to Buffalo and did not realize.  This whole winter thing is so 2009.

Many thanks to my BFF (who ironically does not read this blog or know it exists) and my parents who were all set to take me in as well, again, but our power came back on.  Our neighborhood cheered for the Pepco crew.  (If you follow me on twitter you know the Pepco guy and I have gotten into quite a little tussle, but come on, could he be more glib?)

So I'm hoping to get to all the stuff I was going to do during these snow days.  Michael's birthday invites, his 5 year montage, (how is it possible this child is going to be 5?), and maybe just some quality time with the family that is not spent going pillar to post looking for heat.  One can only hope right?  Right?

We are apparently calling this storm snowverkill.  We have survived snowpocalypse and snowmagadeon, and here comes snowverkill.

I'm over anything that begins with the word snow.  I just want to wake up tomorrow and still have power.  That is not asking for much, or is it?

In Case You Haven't Heard

We are powerless and homeless.  Power went out 1 pm on Saturday and is still not on and they are saying it will be off ALL WEEK.  We have taken refuge at my best friend's, and I'm not sure when I will be posting again.  So, we are safe and warm, just not in our house. 

Thank you for you all who have been thinking warm thoughts on twitter.  Not sure when I will post again.  Probably when we are back in our house.  And it better be before 6 pm on Friday. 

Shoe Friday #63

My husband, Doug's, "Grandpa Slippers."  He hates the hardwood floors in our house, and wanted slippers with a hard sole.  His mom got him these for the holidays.

And yes, those are Steeler socks.  Perfect for Snowmagedon. 

Okay, So Snow Is Pretty And All

But really, I am over it.  Like honestly and truly over it.  I never even liked snow in the first place.  We got 2 feet in December, and now they are calling for a foot this weekend?  Are you fucking kidding me?  Do I live in Buffalo?

I went to college in Hartford, Ct.  I did my time in snow.  I'm done.  I request a snow, reprieve.

In other news, my roof leaks, but only when it snows.  Not when it rains,  feel free to explain that feet of nature to me.  We thought it was fixed during the first snow storm but that roofer sucked and now we have to REFIX IT.  Please imagine how fun that conversation was when the roof started leaking, again.  It ended with him telling Doug he felt we should "go our separate ways."  I WANT TO TELL HIM TO BITE ME.  But whatever.

The roof has killed my dreams of Mom 2.0, so no blog conferences for me this year.  Just lots and lots of snow.  

Spring is when?

Being an Aunt is a Blast

Sunday night we went out to dinner with my whole family.  My 8 year old nephew is one of my favorite people in the whole world, and certainly one of Michael's.  He was explaining to us why he would not eat a "living creature."  His father explained to him that he does eat living creatures and he said he meant a living creature from the sea.  I told him he eats salmon, which is a sea creature, and his father told him he eats living creatures from the land.

My nephew responded with "I eat a hamburger which is a living creature from a cow and I eat a hot dog which is a living creature from a dog."

I looked at my sister and said, "you have to let me blog this." 

8 year olds are fun.

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Thank you for all your thoughtful comments on this.  I still don't know what we are going to do, but I will let you know as soon as I do.