SNOW DAY (S??)

The "unofficial" report just announced on the TV news is 13" of snow from the storm for our city ~ still under a "Level 2" snow emergency and schools have already announced a "delay" for tomorrow...but now the weather is calling for the winds to pick up tonight....so with the new wind chill advisory and 13+" of snow drifting on the roads, I'm guessing that our "one" snow day will be extended.

So, how did we celebrate? And, yes, we celebrate snow days - the wonder and beauty of the falling, swirling flakes, the unexpected "vacation day" for Hannah, the "excuse" to practice the "art of doing nothing" and not feel guilty....

• Waking up, then seeing the giant "snow-globe" flakes and snuggling back under the covers, and catching just a little more sleep, knowing that school had already been cancelled the night before.
• Good oatmeal...the REAL kind - with brown sugar and blueberries. OK, and yes, mine had a couple big scoops of flaxseed, too, for good measure.
• Having the time to catch up on emails and laughing...
• Finding time, at my leisure, to do my yoga - and inviting Hannah to join in....she passed.
• Watching Hannah snowboard again out the back door!
• Sharing great hot chocolate after the snowboarding --- check out Penzeys Spices Hot Chocolate Mix (they are now ONLINE!) - awesome, especially with a sprinkle of Penzeys' cinnamon on top! Mmmm!!'
• Watching a DVR'd Anthony Bourdain's "No Reservations" - trip to the Azores (never knew about the connection to Fall River, MA - home of my mom and Grandmother....although they are pure Yankee!)

Tonight's celebrations plans? Home-cooked meal...chicken piccata, couscous, spinach salad; some time with "the beads" :-); and then mother-daughter bonding over the latest episode of LOST....and then I'll be catching the return of "Life on Mars" Woo-Hoo!

HAPPINESS IS...

• TGIF, of course! :-)
• Anticipating our first "real snow" of the season (with a heartfelt apology to all my "north-western" friends, seriously!)
• A wake-up email from Andrew from across the ocean, thanking me for the birthday package -- especially for "the Zombie Survival Handbook as there have been countless times where I've just been beside myself as what to do about my highly vulnerable courtyard entrance as it would surely be damaged during the inevitable undead assault." (If you know Andrew, you really appreciate this...and his sense of humor!!)
  
• Dreaming of spring (I know, I know - totally contradicts the anticipating first "real snow" - get over it!) by drooling over this "Hello Yellow" Swing Coat! Love It!!



• And this wonderful "find" while I was "entrecard-hopping" this morning:

First Snow

It's snowing! Our first one ~ and it's not a wimpy, spitting, oh, let me thing about it, maybe I'll just be a flurry snow....it's that beautiful puffy, floating - you're in the middle of a snow globe - snow...I could sit here curled up on the sofa and watch it all afternoon. Well, at least until halftime's over 8-) - GO BUCKS!

The "muse" was working overtime last night, and I've gotten a couple of the new items listed in the shop ~ still a couple more to list.

~ Scarlet and Gray Elegance Earrings

~ White Ice Earrings
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The Blizzard of '08

Yes, we've survived the "Blizzard of '08" or as I jokingly have called it the last few days....(drumroll please)...."The Storm of the Century" (I kept waiting for some newstation to come out with that one ~ no one did)....I think our "official" snow total is around 20" although it is very hard to tell with all the drifting. It's just a lot of snow -- haven't seen this much since our upstate NY days!

Being about 2 miles out of town and down a very long gravel drive, we were very much housebound until a good friend came to plow us out this morning (thanks, Dave!). And then, the shoveling began (thanks, Hannah!).

Not everyone was disappointed by the snowfall as you can see by the "thumbs up" picture and the romping in the drifts. Fun, fun, fun!

Is it spring yet?

P.S. Ooh....a local weathercaster just referred to our blizzard as "a storm for the ages" (that's almost "The Storm of the Century") LOL!!