A: Well, there could be many circumstances surrounding this. Did I know that this was coming? Is this a sudden (within the past few hours) situation? Which season is it?
Assuming that I knew that this coming, the answer to this would be: Surround myself with my family, look into their eyes and tell each one how much I love them. Hug them and hold their hands. This comes from the fact that I did not have the opportunity to tell my father goodbye due to his sudden passing.
No school today. The kids were thrilled. To add to their excitement, Daddy was home all day as well. I believe that we will wake up tomorrow morning to an icy mess as it has misted heavily all evening and temperatures are dropping quickly to below freezing.
The power went out early (7 am) but came back on a few hours later. It flickered most of the afternoon as if reminding us of its ultimate power over us (no pun intended). Tree limbs are falling but none are so large that we can’t move them with the ole John Deere.
Our weather “emergency” is nothing to those in the north but, here in Georgia, it is a big deal. People here converge on local grocery stores to buy essentials: bread, milk, beer (yes, I saw that in someone’s cart on the news) and potato chips (yep, that too). You know…the staples of life. If this will be their last meal they can at least have peanut butter sandwiches, chips, and milk (for the kids) or beer.
We stayed home, played board games and checkers with our kids and made chocolate chip cookies for Ethan’s school birthday party which was supposed to be today but, we assumed, would be tomorrow. His teacher called around 6 this evening to let us know that his school would be closed tomorrow, too, so I will try real hard not to eat any more of them before Wednesday.
I worked on décor items for our son’s birthday party which will be on Saturday.
My husband braved the weather to grill a pork loin. Yes, we are dedicated. *We* enjoyed rice & tomatoes as a side while *he* enjoyed turnip greens (sorry, I just can’t eat something that looks like the moss skimmed off the side of a pond). Need I mention the smell?
Checked our daughter’s school’s website and saw that there won’t be school again tomorrow. Wise decision! Especially considering we are 10 miles from her school and I don’t feel like endangering others or having my van crashed.
Here’s hoping the power stays on all night!
*PS – DSL went down just as I was trying to post this. Let’s try to think positive…
It’s late…but I finished my son’s birthday invitations this evening and will be mailing them out tomorrow.
Just saw that there are still dishes in the sink that need to be washed. Ugh!
Did you see The Bucket List? If you haven’t, it might be worth your time to see it. Funny but serious, too.
Just a small portion of my Bucket List (which isn’t written down, entirely thought out,and – most importantly, is not noted in any particular order):
Visit Yellowstone National Park – and not be in a hurry to see everything (like last time!)
Play in the rain with my children (without an umbrella)
Sky Dive (my husband thinks this is entirely ridiculous)
Stay at The Mountain Lake Resort (click HERE to see it) , or something similar, for an entire season (OK, two weeks at least!) – and be able to relax and enjoy it without stressing over money, telephone calls, emails…
Volunteer at one of The Samaritan’s Purse facilities for a few days processing Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes.
Run a 5K
Achieve my ideal weight
Go to the beach in a bathing suit and feel fantastic
Learn to play chess
See the Aurora Borealis
Visit Neuschwanstein Castle (the inspiration for Sleeping Beauty’s Castle) in Fussen, Germany.
Travel the German Fairytale Route
Dress up at a costume party
Yes, the challenge is on! My son has emphatically requested an Excavator cake this year for his 4th birthday party which we will be throwing on January 15.
Last Year's Backhoe Cake
Last year I made a backhoe cake (don’t laugh too hard!) that looked like a cross between a school bus and a backhoe. But, he loved it and that was all that mattered.
Although he loves Wall-E, he has decided that another Construction Party is the only way to go.
My daughter said “Oh no! Not another construction party. We have already had two of those!” Of course, his response was “Noooooo, we had a BACKHOE party and a CONSTRUCTION party but not an EXCAVATOR party!”
So, off to Coolest-Birthday-Cakes.com to see what I could find and Lo and Behold – A VERY Cool Excavator Cake (see it here) that may be doable. Thanks Sarah in IL for that post.
I am thinking that a trial run this week is definitely in order.
Hmmm…given my personality I believe that this is the only solution to overcome my bloggers-block. Unfortunately, I need to be challenged to get my rear in gear.
My latest excuse for not blogging is that I didn’t like the theme on this blog. Since I am not well versed in wordpress (obviously), I spent an hour looking for free wordpress themes, of which I found many that I liked. Only then did I realize that they cannot be used on the .com version of WordPress. Bummer. So, I uploaded this picture of my son because it was (sort of) wide-angle. I can live with it, can you?
Now, of course, my excuse is that I missed January 1 and 2nd…
