I almost titled this post "Ice, Ice, Baby" but I realized that might qualify me yet again for my buddy Meredith's list of cheesy music. I definitely didn't think "Winter Wonderland" applied, because the Colorado of my childhood created some really gorgeous winters. This week in OKC doesn't qualify for pretty - just pretty yucky! I am not a blog-complainer by nature, but man, is it awful here! I took this picture yesterday from my front window, and the branches of the beautiful blooming crepe myrtle tree in the picture are now touching the ground. The branches of my neighbor's tree are on top of my roof - yikes! Thankfully, no real damage, I think, but does anyone know how exactly you get a tree off of your roof? Never done that one before!Still, I'm trying to remember that we should be thankful. Will and I are tucked away in the house, and for us, "Inside, it's so delightful" needs to be our state of mind. We have had power, heat, water, and lights at our house throughout the storm. (Only about 250,000 of our neighbors here in OKC are without that luxury, so we do really have something to be thankful for!) We've spent most of the last three days baking cakes, making homemade candy, scrapbooking, playing games, watching Christmas movies on TV, eating homemade soup, and wrapping presents. Honestly, I'm trying to keep my chin up, but I'm feeling a little Martha Stewarted out! So, if anyone has any good suggestions for fun ways to entertain a 5-year-old for long periods of time, please leave me a comment! :) Bill has been out-of-town for work too, so I will cherish any conversations from people over three feet tall as well!
I hope that you are all safe and warm. Blessings to my buddies in OKC and Tulsa that are struggling with the mess just two weeks before Christmas. It is definitely putting a holiday blue on a lot of the festivities! Still, in the words of Elvis (another one for the Meredith list),
"Give thanks for all you've been blessed with,
And hold your loved ones tight,
For you know the Lord's been Good to you
On this Snowy Christmas Night!"
3 comments:
Maybe you and I need to have conversations with each other. Mark is out of town too, and the conversations with a 1 1/2 year old, don't last very long! We kept power too, so I am grateful.
Oh wow! We went through that last January here in Springfield, Mo. As much as I love my kids, I had the same problem. However we were without power for 12 days. Only so much you can do with little ones. The funny thing is.... this will become one of your most cherished memories. (probably his too). Sounds like a lot of fun. Hang in there! Heidi
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