Send me strength

Damn they are forecasting snow followed by freezing rain today - I was inclined to ignore it, but reading that, I guess it is coming. Sucks.

Sucks and sucks big time. I was hoping for a day I could really get stuff done and maybe a bag or three to the thrift shop. Well, the basement stuff must get done today no matter what ( I have a leak and have someone coming tomorrow to do an estimate). I've got some reading and other things done already. Just have to get the hubby out the door and I'll change into sweats and stuff to move the table etc in to give the nice repair guy room to move.

And a few loads of laundry done.

Cheryl

ARGHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! the first few flights out to Chicago have been canceled. Don't let me be stuck here. Bobbie V.

There's always tomorrow. It would be worse to be stuck in O'Hare.... Trust me, while it is nice enough for an airport, being weather stranded really is no fun.

Just check arrivals, Plane for my gate is coming from Orlando and is EARLY! If the plane is at the gate SW flies. I'm going to Midway in Chicago. and I have a 2.5 hour window before my next flight. CA here I go! Bobbie V.

Just tried Bobbie's cell. She should be at the airport by now and I'll watch for her flight to take off.

Cheryl

That's why I'm glad I'm retired. :)

All the school buses in the county (and most of the neighbouring counties) have been canceled (although the schools are still open); the cops are warning of freezing rain to come this afternoon on top of the snow we have already, and more snow before it stops. Total snow is to be between 15 and 20 cm (6-8 inches).

MargW

My heart goes out to you!! There can be such a thing as "too much" kids! I remember one year in Maryland when it seemed as if it was one snow day after another...and "Mom, I'm bored".

We've been in a drought condition for several years but have had so much rain lately that there's been localized flooding. You may have read about troubles at a TVA coal ash facility. I was appalled but not surprised when the head honchos spouted words to the effect that there was no cause for alarm despite internal reports that said otherwise.

In 1994, IIRC, was the year of freezing rain - seemingly every other day. There were *16* snow days in Jan/Feb. It was awful.

sue

Cheryl, maybe your kids might have fun making tortilla snowflakes (if you have some in the house, that is!). It was in NN's latest newsletter:

I saw that! maybe if I had some tortillas in the house, I'd do that!

But they are no worse than bored little ones. I remember one dreadful winter in Ohio when I had one in first grade and the other in fourth, and there were so many snow days I don't think they ever went more than three days in any one week!. Of course, at that age they would only play out in the snow for a short while, then back inside and take off the snowsuits. Half an hour later........

And the money I spent on crayons and paper to draw on (NOT drawing paper, you will notice, the cheapest stuff I could find)

Board games, blocks, Lincoln Logs, Lego, train set............

Yippee, they're grown and gone, and have kids of their own now.

Olwyn Mary in New Orleans. (p.s., it was 80F here yesterday and is barely 50 today.)

Thank heavens for DirecTV for the teen

Cause he's too adult for those.

DD is at the neighbors with her "old skates" and her snow clothes. That should last another hour

And hopefully, they get to endure snow days too

I'll trade for a bored six-month old puppy who hates my husband and thinks that only she should ever be patted by me. Cash backs off when she pulls that. Harry very quietly reminds her exactly how big his teeth are. LOL!

Elizabeth (she's visiting and leaves Friday)

Yes, I thought that, too...at least teens will SLEEP half the day away if you let them! "Let sleeping dogs lie" might be the rule of the day!

Sue

I thought you had acquired a third lol

And here I thought you'd expanded your household.

I should bring DD down to play with her.

I did and he did. He won today at The Price is Right.