Why am I blogging so much today? Well, there's not much else to do. Bruce is stuck in Texas--he was supposed to arrive last night but there was so much snow around here that Chicago grinded to a hault. Now he's stuck in a motel in Austin until tomorrow afternoon. Don't feel too sorry for him though. He's been living the good life for the past couple of days in a suite at the Hilton, going to country clubs and eating fancy four course meals, and ordering room service (for the first time in his life), courtesy of the hospital he is interviewing with. He's gone a little downhill since then though (now that it's on his tab)--he had greasy hashbrowns for lunch/dinner at the Waffle House this afternoon, the only restaurant within walking distance of the motel.
I tried to go get groceries this morning and didn't make it farther than a quarter of a mile down the road before I went right off the road into the ditch. Thank goodness someone stopped--I couldn't get my door open without her help and it would have been a long quarter mile walk home with two kids (we are one of the few people in the world who don't have cell phones). She actually worked for the county and called to see if someone could come pull us out. The roads were so bad everywhere else that they'd been flooded with people needing help and we were very low priority. The kind lady drove us back home and I called a tow service to pull out the car. He had two cars to pull out before us, but within a couple of hours called again and said he was a few minutes away. I told him that since I had to walk to the car, it might take a little while. I was hoping he would offer to pick me up but he did not. Myra was taking a nap and I tried calling our neighbors but they were out, so I put a video on for Alice and started walking down the road. It was about 10 degrees at that point and the wind was blowing really hard--had to be in the negatives with the windchill. About 5 minutes into the walk, a big truck stopped and the guy asked me if I wanted a ride. The guys was pretty scruffy--not someone I'd normally hitch a ride from, but hey, beggars can't be choosers. The tow guy was able to pull the car out pretty easily, so I was gone all of 15 minutes, but it was still nerve wracking having to leave the girls. I just didn't know what else to do. I didn't want anyone else out on the roads trying to help us.
It's supposed to be in the negatives tomorrow and there's also a windchill warning. Can I just tell you that I am SO glad this is my last winter here!!!! I can laugh at days like this because I know I will never in my life have to deal with something like it again:)
2 comments:
Faith, that sounds like a nightmare! I'm so glad it turned out ok. Your little girls are so cute!
I am glad you and the kidos are ok. Snow scares me to death, mainly because I am from the south I think..wait, you are from Florida correct? You may have the same experience I do with lots of snow then, not much. I admit, it is not my favorite thing. A little bit I can do, a lot just makes me want to stay home.
And Bruce is stuck at a Hilton in Austin? Yeah, I am sure he will live. There are a lot of Chinese places that deliver there that are very inexpensive - so if he is looking for a better dinner, that might work out. I was there in the Medical District at a Hilton for a conference two years ago so it might be the same hotel (or in the same area). There are also a few Steak places. :) Austin is a nice place, the only thing I dislike about it is the University of Texas. Tons of students, tons of partying. But as long as you are not too close to the 50,000 students, you should be good.
And I was sick last week, so I blogged a ton too...being stuck at home gives makes one prone to blogging incessantly.
Hope you make it to the store soon, and be safe. :) Oh, and thanks for all the amazing pictures, the kidos are just adorable.
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