I CAN SEE ROOFTOPS AND YARDS AND DRIVEWAYS FROM MY HOUSE!!!

We're actually going to LEAVE THE HOUSE at some point today!

Due to the still copious amounts of gravel all over, we're still driving the van rather than the car, but OMG we're ALL getting out at the same time for the first time in a WEEK.

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Geeze. Entitlement, much? Our area workers were just about killing themselves, working 12 on, 12 off to get the roads as clear as possible, get the power up as quickly as possible, driving buses that slid and trains that wanted to ice over AS BEST AS THEY COULD to get people going best they can, and THIS is the reaction?

I want to kick someone's ass right now. Sure, not everyone got the power back yet, but it's not because the workers are sitting around smoking a joint and drinking and blowing them off! There are some really steep hills around here that equipment simply cannot GET to in any timely manner. Hell, we had the NATIONAL GUARD having to come out to help with emergency services, it's how bad it was. WE DON'T GET THIS WEATHER OR SNOW AND WE DO NOT HAVE THE EQUIPMENT OR STAFF FOR IT. Once every forty years. GAH!!!!

/rant

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Well, I worked myself up into quite a lather there. Time to hit the showers. :)

Roads were SO clear, at least where we were traveling. Had dinner at Red Robin. At Kohl's I bought short all-weather boots for myself, and snow bib-pants for both Karl and Katie. Karl got himself a remote control car with Christmas cash at Radio Shack. Katie used up all her Barnes & Noble gift card from Gramma. I picked up Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" and two other stories in a paperback for Katie to read, and found TWO "Wizard of Oz" bookmarks that I got for myself. One of Glinda, and one of Wicked Witch of the West. "You say WICKED like it's a bad thing!" ROFL

Got a new calendar for the kitchen and one for my room. Picked up a set of speakers for the desktop and a webcam for my laptop.

And in the MAIL! cynatnite, THANK YOU for the dvd. I am looking forward to popping it in very soon! And lolabobs, eeee more bookmarks and two magnets! Thank you, thank you! :D Plus more Christmas cards from batagur and...oh dammit, I'm losing my mind. To all who sent cards, THANK YOU. :)

It was just nice to LEAVE. We were in Freddy's as the last stop to look for gloves for me (FAIL) and a storage container for all of Jayne's kitchen toys (the kitchen has gone to the back room to become a summertime patio toy.) While there Amy Roloff was spotted first by me, and I tried to just pass on by, but the kids spotted her too. I shushed them and told them she was there shopping, not to entertain them or be stared and pointed at. They still got a thrill out of seeing her - she's even shorter than I thought she was - first time I was within five feet of her before. I'm sure she was happy to be able to be off the hill, lol.

Yes, 75% of the snow is gone at this level. A little higher, like where the Roloff farm is, still has plenty of snow, but it was up to 44 I think, and it felt BALMY.

I'm sleepy and I don't think I'll manage to stay up until midnight to post the Secret Santa, so y'all on M&T and starsky_hutch will just have to wait until I get up tomorrow. :)

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