Thursday, December 21, 2006

Surviving the Snow

Claire and I ventured out twice today, once to give the dogs somewhere to do their business, and to measure the snow with our bodies, and the second time to beg neighbors to help us dig out. The neighbor with the snow blower wouldn't even answer their door, but the young man next door was kind enough to agree to shovel us out tomorrow the old fashioned way.

Otherwise, we're trying not to kill each other, as spending so much time without any other stimulation of company is pretty hard.

Let me tell you, I had a scary moment when the satellite lost its signal, so I took the broom out and did some sweeping magic. Thank goodness that worked, or else I might have needed a frontal lobotomy.

We may be delayed getting to Boston, but we're still planning on getting out there. We'll see what happens tomorrow with marc's planned flight back in from New Zealand. Keep you fingers crossed!

Wednesday, December 20, 2006

Nor' Easter in Colorado

The snow keeps falling. Claire and I had a good day at home; I worked for half the day (the office closed at noon), and then we just chilled. The predicted final snowfall amount is 18-24 inches, but it looks like there's already 18 outside. Check out pictures here. I like snow, but when I'm alone, and when I have travel plans, and when Marc is scheduled to fly in on Friday, I don't like it so much. I've shamelessly requested help with shoveling, too, since I'm supposed to take it easy until my cerclage is placed first week in January.

It truly is a nor' easter, from the way the weather people are describing it and from the doppler images. I'm shocked by that, being from Boston and knowing what a real nor' easter is like.

We've got tomorrow off, too, as we're expecting about another 10-12 inches overnight. Yippee! Let's just hope the hot tub cover doesn't cave in. The National Guard is going to help with the roadways, the news says. I-70 closed from my town all the way to Kansas. I-25 closed from Wyoming to New Mexico. This is probably the biggest storm I've ever been in, but I didn't realize it until now.

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If you haven't received a holiday card from me, don't fret--I'm sending them after our vacation when I'm stuck in a bed.

Wednesday, December 13, 2006

Secrets revealed

Claire reveals a secret here.

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Some days, it is insurmountable to go to work. I like my job, and I love the program, but sometimes there's so much, and so many deadlines that it's hard to get out of bed.

Marc leaves for New Zealand again tomorrow for a week, our company holiday party is this weekend, and the packing for Boston will happen sometime before we leave. I'm just so glad to be going on holiday!

Thursday, December 07, 2006

I'm not dead

I've just been elsewhere in life than here, online.

But even as the holidays and the chaos of deadlines, a mobile child, and travel descend upon me, I feel like I have to make an effort to reconnect somehow, so here I am.

Claire walks. She walks like Frankenstein, but she's walking. We're both thrilled and terrified by this. The dogs don't know what to do. Claire thinks it's the best thing since crawling.

Marc is coming home from Chile today--yay! He's leaving for New Zealand next Thursday--darn. Well, darn for me and Claire; it's summertime in New Zealand, and we would certainly love it if we could go with him. Hopefully he'll actually get a chance to get off the ship to enjoy it a bit, but his work schedule is pretty packed.

We're all bound for Boston on the 23rd, though (except the dogs--they get to stay in chilly Colorado)--look for us there! I'm so excited to be going back east; it's been over 2 years since I've been back.