Still grumbling. Just a little bit.

I’m on the brink of becoming one of those embittered housebound women who stays inside the house all winter and scares the small children when they come by and ask if my children can play. Yesterday it just kept on snowing and snowing and snowing. We DID manage to get to piano lessons (up a hill), but it was pretty much white knuckle driving in the little truck. I don’t know how Ryan drives that thing in the snow! I am going to worry much more about him than I have in the past! When we came home from piano lessons, we got stuck in the driveway again. Yes, that same driveway that three of us had been out there shoveling.

I stayed home for the remainder of the evening. I was supposed to go to our Youth meeting at the church, but since I was sending my two oldest kids, that left no one to be home with the younger kids. Originally I thought I would just take everyone, but with that weather, it wasn’t worth the hassle. The girls did come over afterward for ice cream, as a goodbye party for one of our girls, who is moving to sunnier climates next week.

I watch the news for validation. Come on, weather man, mention the TONS of snow we’re having here in our town. But then I get bitter when they discount or under report the amount of snow we really got.
“What?! Are you kidding me, Marti Skold? That is NO 7 inches out there!” I may be heard muttering. I did appreciate that KUTV reported 11 inches in a city close to us. I don’t know why that matters, but to me, it does. Like, someone, somewhere understands that we really got dumped on and appreciates our predicament. I told you–bitter old Relief Society lady right here.

I may have that seasonal depression. You know, when you don’t get enough light and then you are depressed? Except that today it’s not snowing and it’s BLINDING ME to look outside because the sun is reflecting off all that snow. What a complainer I am! I know!!! But yes, if I make it out of the driveway, it’s going to be a double sunglass day for sure.

But lucky for me, there is still good in the world. One of my neighbors took pity on me and either plowed or used the snowblower on my driveway. The whole driveway. Oh, thank you! I heard some noise last night, but I was already in bed and didn’t get up to see who it was doing the kindly deed. But I will make cookies or rolls or something and find out who it was, because that was a huge job and I really appreciate it. Also, my sweet friend insisted that we should go out to lunch “for my birthday” since she wasn’t in town for my b-day and she thinks we should still celebrate. So, while John is away at preschool, I’ll be enjoying a yummy Kneaders salad. (Ha, Ha, Ryan! That’s like his favorite place for lunch, and I doubt he’s found a kneaders close to the convention center in Las Vegas, but maybe.) And, another good thing…I just got an email telling me I was chosen the winner of a Lily on the fly meal planner from the Sisterly Savings blog. Well, that brightens things up a bit, I must say.

Speaking of Ryan, I am glad he got a phone for Christmas. Now I don’t have to wait and wait and wait for that phone call that inevitably never comes. Now I can call HIM when he’s out of town and he HAS to answer! Well worth the price of the service this week.

So, even though there’s still a ton of snow out there and I still don’t have four wheel drive, things are looking up. How are things in your neck of the woods?