Even Better?

The Federal Government is closed tomorrow which means that Pooldad doesn't have to go to work either!

I love the snow. I may hate the cold, but winter just ROCKS!

::off to par-tay::

Schools Are Closed Monday and Tuesday!

Woohoo! No School from now until January 3rd. How wonderful -squeeeeeeee!

Pretty Christmas lights and 16 inches of snow
Spot [yes, that is Spot] actually likes it, but is too short to play in it.
Our table. Wow!

If you look close you can see how hard it is still snowing.

Scooby - he is helping to clean the back porch of snow.

He would stay out all day if we let him.

This is perfect. Extra time off with the kidlets. Now if the Federal Government would close for two days Pooldad would be off until January 3rd too!

Wish!Wish!Wish!

It's A Blizzard Baby!

They tried to plow [see the street beyond the tree?]
Isn't it pretty?
At 7:30 am we had about 8 inches.

Oh, this is what happened when they tried to plow. The plow on the left got stuck. The plow on the right came to pull him out and got stuck. It took them a while to get out.

Then they gave up on our street [see the above pic']

Just so awesome! And it is still going strong.

They have now classified it as a blizzard. Everything, including the malls, are closed. Can you believe it? They are saying we will be getting 20 plus inches. YAY!

Off to make cookies and chili dogs and soup and spiced nuts and wrap presents and drink toddies. Hope y'all are having a great day!

Two more thoughts:

-We checked the mail from yesterday and we have THREE new movies from Netflix - all Christmas. How great is that? YAY!

- And if you live in my area [VA, MD and DC] do NOT drive. Do NOT go Christmas shopping. Blizzard conditions people - low visibility - the roads aren't plowed. Unless it is an emergency PLEASE stay off the roads and let the first responders do their jobs. Please?

[Y'all cannot believe how many people are out driving in this today. You can't - four wheel drive or not, believe me].

It's Here! It's Here

Look! Isn't it awesome? And they think we may get as much as 20 inches! Woohoo! These pics were taken by Wallene at 11 pm. It has been snowing about 2 hours and it is not supposed to stop until Sunday. This is so great. Heehee.

Looking up our street.
Seymour keeping watch on the front porch.

Our Christmas decorations. Yay! Snow!

Straight out the front door.

Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend. I know we are going to enjoy the heck out of this :)

Holy White Christmas Batman!

I have lived in VA for the past 37 years and in all that time we have never, ever had a white Christmas. Ever.

Well tadpoles, seems as tho' this is the year. See the attractive dark purple patch on the map. See? The one that says that particular color = 12+ inches of snow?

Yes - that would be us. This is the forecast for this weekend. A foot of snow is not going to melt before the end of the week, right? RIGHT? [just go along, please?] I want a white Christmas.

I think it is the first time in my life I have ever loved the color purple. Yipppppeeeee!

Wallene and I were a little perplexed this afternoon when we received a "Storm Warning" alert on the TV. It was a beautiful, sunshiney [cold] day - then when we saw they meant this weekend we understood - it must be a storm of pretty epic porportions if they are warning us two days in advance with an alert during Oprah.

Ooooh, I am so hoping for this. heehee

I Just Realized...

....I am never going to see the Grand Canyon.

Or my beloved Alaska.

Am I?

Your Favorite Christmas Movie Give Away

There are so many cherished holiday movies. Some old, some new - some celebrating the true meaning of the season, some poking fun and some are just lovely.

My very favorite movie is "Love Actually". Not too traditional, but the stories interwoven, the Christmas theme and the soundtrack all add up to a movie I love.
Pooldad bought me this the other day and the Squirrel and I have watched it several times [to the point of sleep deprivation for her!] and giggled, applauded and cried our way through. I love this movie.

Here is the give away [anyone glad I learned how to spell give away? sheesh why didn't you tell me?]:

1. Leave a comment detailing your favorite Christmas movie. ANYONE is welcome. Don't have to be a certified tadpole.
2. It has to be a movie that I can handily purchase from my local video store or Amazon.com[nothing obscure tadpoles, as much as I am ALL about that] because I would like to mail your prize off by Saturday, December 19th. Okay?
3. Again - a comment is all it takes. No need to post on your blog or twitter - just let me know what you love and can watch again and again.
4. If it is for a friend or family member tell me what they like and you may win their favorite movie. And I gift wrap.
5. Drawing ends at 9 am Saturday, December 19th. Again, snowman hat and a kid to pick the winner!

I don't know if y'all think I have lost my mind or what - but I was sitting here watching "Love Actually" with the Squirrel tonight and thinking of all my tadpoles that are having troubles and worrying and aren't quite into the spirit this year. And I understand. I have been there. I know.

Here is the thing. Not to be morose and I do hope I am wrong [wow do I hope I am wrong about this] - but I don't know how many Christmases I have left and for some reason everything about the spirit has overtaken me this year and I want to share. With y'all.

I can't be there to hug you, bring you a drink or cook you a dinner but maybe I can bring a little sunshine into some of your lives with these silly little give aways.

You know who you are and know that I love and support you. Just as y'all have me.
Thank you.