To All of Youz Wishing For a White Christmas...

WELL, AT LEAST YOU GOT THE WHITE!!!

The Christmas part was pretty much canceled around here due to the wondrous blizzard-like conditions-- getting your frozen face sanded off with nice little speckles sharp and fine as salt! (As you can tell, I am all in favor of a green Christmas--green as in grass, not pines.)

It did no good to shovel walks, driveways, or paths on Thursday, Friday, or even Saturday morning (though some did try--more than once--I'm rolling my eyes here--why bother?!). Luckily I'd walked downtown and had gotten the truck back from the shop before the winter storm moved in...and since the city had dozed IN everyone's vehicle with a nice moat of glacial boulders, it was still pretty powdery and you could move the mountain aside if you kept your eyes shut. Once 1 vehicle was out, we chained and pulled out another truck. Mine hasn't been touched yet and it is Sunday, though I might try after I pull on some boots. Later during Christmas Day, I saw the 97 year old neighbor step out with his shovel so I ran out quickly to help--though by the time we got both his doorway stoops cleared, they were already drifting shut again--he's nearly totally deaf--it did no good to tell him it was a useless task, but I was afraid he might have a heart-attack...

My dinosaur cell phone went to hell in a hand-basket too; nice timing for the Christmas Holidays and not even a different charger or different batteries would rejuvenate it--I lost MANY phone numbers that I didn't have written down on paper (my fault). Finally we located Brig's old phone (on vibrate--rrrrrr) wedged between a truck seat, so at least I can call a few people, yippee! But I am keeping a wary eye on email communication also: my laptop is ready to break in half and that would really sever my touches with reality. I mean humanity.

One good thing: I had plenty of time to sew and sew and sew and sew. So the weekend was just so so.

Merry Christmas!