My back doors are frozen shut. Both of them. I tried thawing the upstairs one with a hair dryer, but so far no luck.
As an update, my Infected Head is progressing, I think my ear is finally better, but the throat infection is stubborn, and hasn't improved yet. Sinuses are...a little bit improved, but far from "better". No sleep again last night.
Did I tell you that we bought Ponyo for Abbie for Christmas? Well, when I went to put it in the bag with the others, I couldn't find it. I looked and looked and took everything out of the corner and tried to look behind the night stand and dresser. I was really starting to get worried. Then I remembered some liquid motion toys I'd bought in the summer and intended to save some as stocking stuffers. Ponyo was in with them. I probably moved the box 6 times during the search without ever having opened it, since I "knew" what was in there. So, it took 3 days, but Ponyo has been found, and is now in a more reasonable place.
I bought Josh some stocking stuffers, finally. I actually have enough presents to wrap a few and get them under the tree.
Grant has a sinus infection, too. I'm not sure about Abbie.
Abbie has dance tonight. Wish she had a long sleeved leotard, but she doesn't. You know, I may have said that her Observation Night was "cute", but I'm not sure I was telling the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. I'm actually horrified at the sorts of "dance" they are teaching the Pre-dance class. Lots of gyrating and "shake it". Is this just what happens when two 15 year old girls teach the class? And here's poor Abbie wanting me to teach her the steps to The Nutcracker in classical ballet (which, in case you couldn't tell, I don't know).
Saturday was when we got all the weather. Rain first, and then cold wind and snow. This is actually a tad unusual for Missouri. Usually we get rain that turns into snow. The subtle difference is very important. Rain that turns into snow turns into sleet and ice right in between, but rain that stops and then begins as snow is much safer for driving. Except for the wind. It was extremely windy, and so cold that the snow blew across the street like sand. It was safer Saturday, though, than yesterday when I went to buy groceries. I slid all over the place on the slush, and my fingers took hours to thaw, even though I had gloves.
GLOVES! My wonderful and sweet grandmother has gifted me all her remaining gloves! My mother and I both have the same sized hands as when she was in her 20's and 30's. Gran can't wear the gloves anymore, so they were passed on to me. I'd tell you about them, but I might drool. Oh, why not? I'll get a handkerchief. They were bought in Spain (with, I believe, two exceptions) when the husbands were assigned there. My grandfather and two of his good friends bought lots and lots of gloves for their wives....at 5 dollars a pair. Isn't that incredible? Gran says she used to have colored ones, but doesn't know what happened to them. I got the remaining blacks, whites and browns. (Suits me!) There were 8 pair of 4 button gloves, two pair of 8 button, and two pair of 18 button, one with musketeer, and one without. Several of them were in beautiful, soft leather. I've been wearing a little cloth pair of 4 button black. This morning I wore them and put knit mittens over them and was still freezing, but when it's 3 degrees and dark out, there isn't much more that one can do.
It was so cold at the bus stop. And Grant doesn't have any boots this year.
At the party on Saturday, I was asked what sort of job I'm going to get next year. I said I didn't know. As if that wasn't pathetic enough, I was then asked, "Well, when you were in school, what job did you want your degree for?" Did I mention that I have an English degree? It sucks to be me.
In my next life, I'm going to be a beautiful and charming polymath, noble, scrupulous, wise beyond my years and extremely talented in music and athletics.
I'm not going to feel any better for several more days, so I don't know why I'm still putting off cookie baking and card writing. I'll try and get motivated, but I am making no promises! This weather is really not of the motivating sort.
I wonder why Josh isn't home yet.
I wish you all a successful day. Stay warm, if at all possible!
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