Well, the bad weather has started. I see it raining outside, and it is already freezing in places on my deck. Grant is at school. If he makes it home safely, I'm pretty sure it will be his only school day for at least a few.
My mother wants me to come to Rolla. She has a fireplace and a generator, and they're telling everyone in the area to expect power outages. But Josh doesn't want me to be so far away. Well, he's one to talk! He's going to drive all the way to work (yes, that's 50 miles) on ice and sleep, and I'm not supposed to worry. I really wish he wouldn't go. Or that I'd married someone I didn't like, much, who had life insurance. Preferably lots of it.
AMEREN, I am counting on you! My fingers, toes, and eyes are crossed.
I'm going to make chili today. I've never actually made chili before. I have high hopes for this recipe. It's really the only thing I can think of to do in the face of this latest weather disaster.
By the way, yesterday was Josh's birthday! The night before, me and the kids snuck out and got him a few things. Grant picked a shirt with a matching hat that had the Thundercats logo, Abbie got him a MacGuyver knife, and I got him Bad Boys on Bluray. Since Callie was supposed to be his only present, we gave them to him yesterday and said they were all from Callie. I also got him some doughnuts. He picked out his PS3 game, too. A zombie one. Pretty funny stuff. If it doesn't get snowed out, we're also having dinner at Red Lobster on Wednesday. You are all welcome to join us. Contact me for details.
I have been very concerned about Egypt. I really hope that Egypt becomes the tolerant, artsy, liberal place it was a few decades ago. I've been reading over the last 2-ish years about loss of Egyptian culture due to an "invasion" of extremely wealthy muslims from Saudi Arabia. They even bribed all the master belly dancers to put on burkas and go on tv as muslim broadcasters. And it isn't as if they are good, pious muslims who are ultra-conservative to prevent sin. They sleep with exotic dancers and the like, and then have them killed. Not what I would want pulling strings in my country. Anyway, whatever Egypt (the majority) wants, I hope they end up with.
On that worldly note, I am going to go and worry some more. Hope you are all safe. The schools just called to say they are dismissing at 11, but that parents are encouraged to collect their students earlier if they are able to do so. We're warming up the truck.
Be safe. Love you all.
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