If it's not Ice

It's snow.

Winter's here, just in case anyone wasn't sure about the 20 degree days without sun, freezing rain, sleet, snow and more freezing rain...

But it turns out well, I got to eat really REALLY good Chinese food on Sunday, and I don't work next week ( I babysit, so it's not a vacation per se) so it evens itself out.

Lovely Ice laden weekend

I probably had stuff I wanted to post about during the week, but since I've really been only posting once a week, the weekends are what I remember best. This time was Saturday.. Nora got up from her nap and then off to Wal*Mart we were to go......


.. Until I left the sanctuary of my garage and got onto my driveway. I noticed that I was moving even though the brake was fully applied. There was ice on the driveway. Street too. So after some slipping & sliding we made a decision to not go to Wal*Mart. However, we needed to get back in the garage. I couldn't make a straight go at it due to fishtailing, so I parked in the street (where I found ice there) and slowly scooted towards teh driveway to walk in. Bad Idea. My truck couldn't handle it, so why should I? Landed painfully on my knee. Then I realized that snow was on the grass, and even with ice on it, that gave traction. So I walked up (hobbled, limped) to the garage.

I got my rock salt from there (really wish i didn't have to, it'll destroy your concrete, but what was I to do?) and salted the driveway as well as some of the street. This gave me enough traction to get back in.

Wife & I went a bit stir crazy the rest of the day, since we knew we couldnt' leave the house.

We were able to go to Wal*Mart on Sunday, it sleeted at 4:30 am that morning (10 points to anyone who figures out how I know the time). and that put grit on the ground for my tires to lock onto.

NOW I'm hearing a 6pm-12am Tues-Thurs Winter/Ice Weather warning for the area..... joy.....

The Tree is up

Friday while I was at home I put up the Christmas tree. It's a new one, all pre-lit and no more me using 4 letter words during the Holiday while stringing them. The only grip i have is "Fluffing" up the tree took about 2 hours, and I'm hoping I won't have to take that long again. Waited until Saturday to put up ornaments so sara could help. I don't want the tree to become a chore, and me doing it by myself feels like a chore. Nora watched, (and so far have left the tree alone) while we put up all the ornaments, even the ones Mom gave to me as she no longer puts them on her tree.

I forgot I also had lighted Garland that wove around the bannister, that was easy to put up. I have a wreath I used to put on my door but can't now (too thick to fit between the door and the screen). It's still currently in Narnia, but if I find some string I could hang it on the railing over the stairs.

now, I just need to get presents under there so it doesn't look so naked.