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I can’t wait!

January 29th, 2008 · by map · 18 Comments

The weatherman (or, as Leah says, “weatherperson“) tells us the temp is going to drop something like 70 degrees by this evening. Seriously. That’s crazy. The threat of 45-mph winds and extreme cold (I even heard the word “blizzard” within the first hour of being at work) have already intimidated the local schools into closing two hours early.

Our car’s at the shop getting a new windshield today. That puppy cracked almost all the way across while Leah sat at an intersection the other evening. No obvious cause. Leah and glass just don’t mix. I think we now have something like three wine glasses left to our respective names out of an original total of about 12. And Leah doesn’t even drink wine! I’m going to start drinking out of a plastic cup. Let’s face it, the $5/bottle stuff I imbibe insults even the humblest glassware, anyway, so it’s time I got off my high horse.

ION, Ava cried for 30 minutes straight this morning because we wouldn’t let her have a piece of gum (she discovered it while digging through Leah’s purse and recognized it from our plane trip earlier in the month). Thirty f’in minutes. I love my daughter, but damn. She pretty much recovered by the time we got to daycare. The problem is (we think) that she’s been waking up at 5:30 sharp every morning since she spent the night at Gramary’s. It’s not Gramary’s fault, and it could just be a coincidence, but we have to try to figure out a way to get a couple more minutes of sleep out of this gal.

Tags: Ava · Outdoors

  • http://iowahowes.blogspot.com writermom

    5:30 a.m., huh? Welcome to my world. It sucks.

  • http://iowahowes.blogspot.com writermom

    5:30 a.m., huh? Welcome to my world. It sucks.

  • kim

    yep. 48 this morning when i got up at 5:30 (through no fault of Gramary, I might add). down to single digits by 5:00, with wind chills howling below zero and the 1-2 paltry inches of snow we might get supposedly creating white-outs in open areas. such fun!

  • kim

    yep. 48 this morning when i got up at 5:30 (through no fault of Gramary, I might add). down to single digits by 5:00, with wind chills howling below zero and the 1-2 paltry inches of snow we might get supposedly creating white-outs in open areas. such fun!

  • http://nicheplayer.net map

    Kim, it sounds like a perfect day to curl up at home under a blanket with a nice six pack of oatmeal stout. You know what I’m talkin’ ’bout….

  • http://nicheplayer.net map

    Kim, it sounds like a perfect day to curl up at home under a blanket with a nice six pack of oatmeal stout. You know what I’m talkin’ ’bout….

  • kim

    thaaat’s what i’m talkin’ about…

    alas, it’s not to be. i did, however, just try the ‘soup nazi’s’ packaged minestrone at lunch, and it was almost worth standing in line and being abused for…

  • kim

    thaaat’s what i’m talkin’ about…

    alas, it’s not to be. i did, however, just try the ‘soup nazi’s’ packaged minestrone at lunch, and it was almost worth standing in line and being abused for…

  • http://nicheplayer.net map

    Funny, that reminds me of an old saying of my grandmother’s: “Anything worth having is worth standing in line and being abused for.” Let’s hear it for Old World wisdom.

  • kim

    yeah, i think it’s a Depression thing. or a Seinfeld thing. or a little of each. at any rate, to Old World wisdom! and oatmeal stout!

  • kim

    yeah, i think it’s a Depression thing. or a Seinfeld thing. or a little of each. at any rate, to Old World wisdom! and oatmeal stout!

  • http://arredonald.blogspot.com/ Lauren/ Paida

    I won’t tell you about our weather….

    Hey the link you gave me in the comments at my place no worky…

  • http://arredonald.blogspot.com/ Lauren/ Paida

    I won’t tell you about our weather….

    Hey the link you gave me in the comments at my place no worky…

  • http://nicheplayer.net map

    Lauren, I see that if you double-click on the link to select it, then copy it, you can paste it into your browser and it works OK. I blame Blogger’s comments implementation.

  • http://nicheplayer.net map

    Lauren, I see that if you double-click on the link to select it, then copy it, you can paste it into your browser and it works OK. I blame Blogger’s comments implementation.

  • http://www.aniowamom.com An Iowa Mom

    Yeah … ours was a school was one that dismissed early. FOR NO REASON considering it didn’t even begin to snow the 1/8″ until after they would have been home.

    Can you tell we didn’t have a very good day yesterday. I’m still recovering today.

    Oh … and sorry about the 5:30am deal … that’s never any fun. :(

  • http://www.aniowamom.com An Iowa Mom

    Yeah … ours was a school was one that dismissed early. FOR NO REASON considering it didn’t even begin to snow the 1/8″ until after they would have been home.

    Can you tell we didn’t have a very good day yesterday. I’m still recovering today.

    Oh … and sorry about the 5:30am deal … that’s never any fun. :(

  • http://nicheplayer.net map

    Funny, that reminds me of an old saying of my grandmother's: “Anything worth having is worth standing in line and being abused for.” Let's hear it for Old World wisdom.