Monthly Archives: December 2008

Well, 2008 ended pretty much exactly how it started — with a snow storm! We probably have about four or five inches out there and it’s still blowing around. Originally I thought maybe we’d order a pizza tonight, but it’s too cold out to get in the car to pick it up. Instead we’ll make due with frozen pizza and mozzarella sticks, and I’m making some potato skins. The pizza from our favorite pizza place would certainly be tastier, but I don’t feel like bundling up and heading out, especially since I have this cold. I think tonight we’ll just nibble on snacks and probably play some Wii games. I highly doubt I’ll make it up to the stroke of midnight. I’d rather usher the new year in with a good night’s sleep (as my dad always says)

2008 had it’s ups and downs, that’s for sure, but overall it was a great year for us. I’m so looking forward to 2009 – I can’t wait to see what it has in store! From my family to yours — we wish you a happy and healthy New Year! Cheers!!!

With little else going on today besides waiting to conduct my rescheduled interview for my feature story and blowing my nose every five seconds, I thought I’d join in on the New Year Fun at Kelli’s blog. You simply post the first sentence of your first blog post of each month, and you can also add a favorite photo from each month. Here’s mine!

~ January ~
Earlier today my brother was demanding that I update my blog, so here you are .

~ February ~
 What a strange morning. I was waiting for the bus with Jake, as usual, when a car slowed down and the driver said, “School’s cancelled!”

~ March ~ 
Ages ago I saw Giada DiLaurentis make a sandwich like this on her program and ever since I’ve wanted to try it.

~ April ~
OK, I am almost feeling ready to give the Forest Canopy Shawl another try.

~ May ~
If you missed out on Ben & Jerry’s Free Cone Day, or Baskin-Robbin’s 31-cent scoop night, do NOT miss out on Carvel’s Happy Hour tonight.

~ June ~
I’m so awful — I can’t quickly find a wedding photo to post on our 7th anniversary!

~ July ~
The farm shares are just getting better and better as the weeks go on!

~ August ~
Last winter my parents got a new snowblower and graciously gave us their old one, which is much more powerful than the one we had and much better suited for our driveway.

~ September ~
It’s Thursday, isn’t it?

~ October ~
Want to know a sure sign of autumn?

~ November ~
I’m getting so impatient to finish redoing our upstairs bathroom.

~ December ~
I’ve been grouchy since the moment I woke up this morning, and things just aren’t looking up.

 Thanks to Kelli for hosting, and if you want to join in, be sure to add your name to the Mr. Linky on her blog.

There is a privacy about it which no other season gives you….
In spring, summer, and fall people sort of have an open season on each other;
only in the winter, in the country, can you have longer, quiet stretches
when you can savor belonging to yourself.

Wow, it is really coming down out there! I would say we have about 5 inches of snow so far and it started just before noon. Since school was cancelled today (I anticipated that yesterday), I let the boys make snowman sundaes this afternoon. Originally I thought it would be fun for the first day of winter, but it made much more sense on such a snowy afternoon! This one is Jake’s and this one is Noah’s.

The boys played out in the snow for a bit and I snapped a couple pictures (also on Flickr). The only problem is that my D40 is so bulky out there when it’s snowing like mad. It got me thinking that maybe I should research some inexpensive point-and-shoot digital cameras so I have a teeny little one to just stick in my pocket. Then again, I suppose I could always use Drew’s… I just never think of it.

Anyway, I think the plan for the evening is to eat something for dinner after Drew comes in from snowblowing, and then we’ll probably watch a movie tonight and I shall work on some knitting projects. Stay warm

Oh my goodness, I hope none of you have to venture to any big box store or mall in the next week. It is crazy out there. Last night I ran into Target for a couple small things since I was in the area. How bad could it be, right? Well, the place was like a war zone! I am not even kidding — people had crazed looks on their faces and they were just throwing iPods and toys and whatever else they could find into their carts (I assume they were going to be Christmas gifts). The displays were a mess. There was even an old guy on a stretcher near the lingerie department. There’s a joke in there, but I won’t make it because I felt bad for him. It’s like at this time of year, people lose all common sense and don’t even think about their purchases. You’d think that, for example, if one wanted to buy weight loss drugs one would research the best diet pills, right? Why aren’t people thinking about that crappy toaster oven they just threw into their cart? The sad part is, I am not even joking.

Walmart was no different this morning. I know, I know — why did I torture myself? Truthfully, I needed to go grocery shopping and figured I’d suffer through WM since I had a couple non-food items on the list too. And while I was prepared for the Christmas shoppers, I had forgotten that people would be nutty stocking up for this snow storm we’re supposed to get tomorrow — possibly as much as 14 inches. You can only imagine the frenzy that puts people into as well. It’s like they won’t survive for one day if they don’t have three gallons of milk or ten extra pairs of socks. Somehow I managed to keep a smile on my face (most of the time) and only forgot a few inconsequential items.

I can’t say that I’m above storm-panic (though I consider myself storm-cautious). I had an interview scheduled with a local florist for tomorrow mid-afternoon (a feature story I’m writing), but I decided to call and reschedule. I felt a little bit like a schmuck, but according to the weather reports, the heaviest snowfall will be occuring while I’d be driving over and interviewing this person. The way I see it, it’s extra stress I don’t need to deal with. (Especially after last week’s ice storm – ugh!).

We’ll see how much we actually get, but seems like we just might have a white Christmas this year.