Party Like It's 2010

Well, my lovely Dear Reader, we got the snow. And a bit of the ice. Our power blinked off once last night (enough to mess up all the clocks in the house). My parents' power went out for three hours last night. I'm so glad we haven't lost power. I hope we don't. I hope the snow and ice melt away and there's no more trouble.

Our church services are canceled for tomorrow. I think most of the churches around here have canceled their services. I suppose the back roads are a mess and if there's more ice tonight, there may be more mess tomorrow.

But it's really not bad out. I went to Wal-mart this morning by myself and it was just a slushy mess on the road. And then we all loaded up and went to the Mexican restaurant for lunch. Later Lloyd Dobbler and Baby J and I went way over in the country to a friend's house to pick up some meat they were smoking for us. (Lloyd Dobbler is really into smoking meat.) So we were out and about. I did see one truck get stuck in the median on the interstate, but we decided he had to have been going to fast or doing something silly to have had that happen to him today.

We had the little family gathering for Sweet T's
birthday tonight. That's my kids with their four grandparents
in the picture above. (I kind of forgot to put cute clothes
on the kids today. Oh well.) It was very a
simple get-together, very basic.
But he had a good time.
My parents were chomping at the bit to get home.
They felt like they were doing SUCH a risky thing
by being out--especially after dark.

But we ate the smoked meat

and Sweet T opened his
presents and we had the
birthday cake and ice cream
and played out traditional
game of pin the tale on the
donkey. You know, I don't
know who won the game
tonight. I was too distracted
with other things.
I think I was getting ready
to feed Baby J.

Anyway, a good time was had by all (I hope)
and it's over and cleaned up now.
Next year I hope to do better.
Next year I hope Sweet T will finally get to
have a party where he invites his little friends
and they have a jolly old time.

So....we are supposed to start schooling on Monday
and I am not ready.
Haven't had a chance to sit down and work on that
at all. There's just always something to do. Always.
Every waking minute.
Do you ever feel like this?
Perhaps I will be able to deal with it tomorrow
since we won't have church at all.
I think Lloyd Dobbler's parents will be going home
tomorrow (if the weather and the roads are okay).
Then it will just be us
hanging out here at the homestead.
Surely I'll be able to cut myself away from everyone
for a couple of hours and
get my educational act together.

I hope all you snow-loving people around me are happy. This is what you wanted, right? This hasn't been a particularly annoying snow to me. Where I am right now, with the new baby and all, I'm fine with staying home. That's what I was going to be doing anyway. It's not really keeping me from anything. I hope it will all be gone by Wednesday when we have the marathon of doctor's appointments.

I hope you are warm and safe and enjoying your
weekend. I'll leave you with a shot of Baby J
almost smiling.
He's thinking about it.
But it's so hard to capture a thing like that
on camera right now anyway.
But isn't he a sweetie?

I am so blessed.