As it turns out, the snow that fell Sunday night decided to stick around and we accumulated 4 inches or so ... enough to constitute a snow day from school where we live (you girls in Colorado are cracking up - don't laugh at us - we know it's ridiculous). What you don't know is we were experiencing Winter Blast '09 according to our local news. You northerners do NOT want to mess with our Winter Blasts! Dangerous times, I tell you.
But, what added to the drama was that we lost power. Eric and I were watching a movie Sunday night when the power goes out. We decide to sleep upstairs because .... hello! .... we live in the coldest house in the world already. We may not survive sleeping downstairs without heat.
I crawl into bed with E only to find she is burning up with a fever. A very high fever. So, I spend the entire night giving meds, taking her temperature, watching her sleep because I'm obsessive and possibly cursing because it's getting colder and colder in the house. At 3:30 am, I glance outside E's bedroom window to see the neighborhood beside us is glowing with streetlights. Seems we were the only neighborhood without power. Of course, we are.
O wakes Monday morning in awe of all the snow and cannot wait to get outside to play. Yes, I have pictures, but my camera is all the way over on the other side of the room and I'm too lazy to get it. Trust me, I was feeling so comatose from not sleeping the night before, I was only out long enough to say I was there, snap a few pictures, say a few words like "Spring, where are you? Winter, you are so on my nerves!", and run back inside to warm by the fire. I am a cold weather scrooge right now.
But, not all was lost. Eric worked from home which gave him the perfect opportunity to mop the entire downstairs (he rushed back to work today - not really sure why). We ate dinner, put the girls to bed and settled in to watch the finale of a certain reality show that I refuse to name on this blog.
I will say here that I do not like above mentioned reality show and boycotted it years ago. I only watched 3 episodes this season and that was because a couple of times I came home from Monday night bible study and Eric had it on (that's right - totally his fault). We rarely watch anything other than HGTV, The Office or the Food Network, but I thought I would watch the finale and see what poor girl thought she had found her soul mate in only 6 weeks and was headed for the most.amazing.life.ever!
As it turns out .... a big shocker was in store .... and THE MOST AMAZING AND DRAMATIC AND SHOCKING episode ever was aired for our viewing pleasure.
At the end of all the DRAMA, I look at Eric and said, "Are we stupid? We just gave up 2 hours of our lives that WE WILL NEVER GET BACK!"
Too bad the power didn't go out to save us from our miserable selves.
15 comments:
Hahahaha...you are so funny and so RIGHT! I didn't watch the "show- that-shall-not-be-mentioned" either, but I saw a little bit of the finale. Why on earth do those girls think they will defy all odds and find their true love this way? Sigh....
Glad you got power back! Hope O is feeling better soon. Have a great week!
I'm with you... I'll take "The Office" over that mess anyday!
I am so feeling the same way about "that" show! I watched like the past 5 episodes and I cant believe I even let myself get into it!!! It was absoulutely ridicilous how it ended, who does Jason think he is???????
~Jennifer
I know, I cannot believe I get sucked in every time. Oh, the drama this time though...these people are crazy!
I'm NOT laughing at your snow! Not at all. I AM laughing at the weird weather twist that brought you 4 inches while we had temps in the 70s. That is incredibly laughable.
So...the show that will not be named. Uh-huh. I watched one and only one episode this season which happened to be last night. My husband and I said the exact same thing about those two hours...they can never be reclaimed, but man, what a waste!
Hope your daughter is feeling better!
I am in the middle of a post about that exact same show myself....I've never watched either for reasons explained in my post (check back later in the week)but I too thought I would check in to see what all thw hype was about.....I am still thoroiughly disgusted!!!!
I love your writing style...very funny!
I'm with you on the "name of the show that shall not be mentioned." The first few weeks of the Esther study reminded me of this show...CRAZY!!!
So I guess you think I should not try out for the "show". Thought that was finally my chance. Kidding have NEVER watched the show just see ads everywhere about it. I was with E I worked at home Monday also. Hope E is not having a set back.
I think we need to have one more good snow, (not the next 2 weeks) but when I get back.
Love ya,
I also regretted watching that the other night and I didn't become a victim of After the final rose...part 2. Enough already! I have to admit I think the snow day thing is a bit laughable....but the stay home and take a break part is great! I enjoy your blog and it's not lame or boring!
I LOVE...LOVE...LOVE..the office!!!
So sorry you were "snowed in"....trust me...us Northern girls are LAUGHIN'...but you are so cute!
Glad your power is back on...and I'm sure you will be WELL on your way to SPRING..long before we are!
Happy day friend.
Well, All you had to do was ask me 2 weeks ago and I would have told you what was going to happen. My hubby called me and they were talking about it on the radio that some guy knows someone that works for the show and he had it on his blog what was going to happen! and he was right about the whole thing! Plus you could have DVR it and it would have only taken less then an hour! Ha ha! Thank goodness for DVR's!
Yep, I got sucked in by the show too. I always do. But this just might the last time. It was beyond disgusting.
Have a good week!
This is priceless!!! been there done that, ....brings back memories that I can now laugh about!!!
Blessings,
Sue
Deidre,
Not a clue what in the wide world ever possessed me to watch this afore-NOT-mentioned show in the past. It has long since been boycotted by me. So I didn't see the finale, although I flipped channels the night after it and saw that there was some excruiating kissy,kissy, loveyouforever, only known you six weeks and on and on, on my tv and flipped it only to flip it back and the flip it over to something else for good. What in the wide world? Okay now that was a rambling wasn't it?!! heehee
Have a blessed evening, Dawn
PS Hope little O is feeling better!!
I watched it too, with 9 other women in my family room, and the show didnt matter a whit - being with those women - good stuff! I'm right there with you - winter? Enough already! Daffodils, where on earth are you, forsynthia - it's time to appear on the scene, right now. I'm weary with the waiting.
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