Yes, you heard that right! In case you didn’t realize it, you only have six days left to buy my Christmas gift. And if you live a LONG way away, you have even less time than that to either hand deliver it or ship it to me, so you’d better get busy!! I’m waiting! LOL! I’m kidding around! At this point in time the ONLY thing I want for Christmas is for this God awful cold to be GONE! I’ve been so miserable these past couple of days. My nose is running, my eyes are watering, I’m sneezing and coughing non stop. It’s just a good thing for you that you can get my cooties through a computer monitor, isn’t it? LOL!
It’s been a crazy few days, that’s for sure! We had no snow on the ground by the time it was time for me to leave for the family get together this past Saturday, so my daughter and I headed out and went. Honestly, I’m very happy I went! My mother and step fathers reaction when they pulled up and all of their children, grand children and great grand children were standing outside to yell “HAPPY BIRTHDAY”, was priceless! Mom instantly broke into tears, she had no clue that we had been planning this! My step father was basically speechless, which says quite a bit…LOL! They were so excited to see everyone and the hugs and kisses seemed never ending…LOL! But I guess that’s to be expected when there are more than 30 family members in one place!
I should have left my sisters house about an hour earlier than I did, because by the time I did leave, the roads were a MESS! It normally takes me about 45 minutes to get from my driveway to my sisters house. The drive home Saturday night took an hour and a half. It wouldn’t have been so bad except for the fact that my daughter was tripping out for most of the drive. I’m the type of person that puts 100% of my energy and attention into driving if there are bad road conditions. My daughter was a chatter box the whole drive home. I know it was because of how bad the roads were and the fact that she was so nervous. I’d try to talk to her as I could, but finally had to tell her that she really needed to be quiet so that I could focus on my driving. But we made it home safe and sound, with only 3 times that I got scared…LOL!
From the time the snow storm started Saturday night to the time it finally stopped on Sunday, we ended up getting right around 8 inches of snow. It was really pretty, and we had a few times during the day on Sunday that we had near white out conditions because it was snowing so hard! It turned out to be a good thing that I didn’t have anywhere to go, for more reasons than one. Besides the snow, I also ended up having my cold kick in early Sunday evening. And by dinner time Sunday night, my daughters school had already delayed school for the next day. By the next morning her school had canceled, but as of 6:00 Monday morning, my son’s school still had not even delayed, even though every other school in the area had at least delayed, if not canceled, which meant he would have school. That was so ridiculous! The roads were still in horrible shape and my county was still under a level 2 snow emergency. I made an “executive” decision, and I kept him home Monday. It was so stupid that they didn’t at least delay. The sidewalks were not cleared so kids that had to walk to bus stops or to schools ended up walking in the streets, it was freezing cold and the snow was blowing, they put the kids’ safety in jeopardy! I know many people think that because my son rides a bus rather than walking, my decision to keep him home was stupid, but it was my call to make and I still feel I made the right decision!
Anyway, school was on time for my son today, my daughters school delayed 2 hours, and after I got her to the school bus I crashed! My cold was horrible and I just needed sleep! I was able to get a little rest today, on and off. My best friend suggested that I try drinking hot green tea to help with my congestion. I’ve drank 4 cups and I’m not as congested, but I also took a dose of cold meds that I found in the cupboard…LOL! I’m feeling OK tonight, just worn out! It will definitely be an early to bed night!
