I like how that title works on so many different levels. This isn’t really a post – I had company last night and it deluged on the way home, so there were muddy carpets (and little girls) to clean and dinners to cook and movies to watch all on top of the company to entertain. Could I elbow a short post in there somewhere? Um…no. Not really.
No problem! I would just wake up early this morning and bang one out. Ha. Ha ha ha! We were supposed to have ice this morning. And if there wasn’t ice, the weathermen promised freezing rain. Or ice pellets of magical proportions (or something). Instead, we have Day 2 of The Flood. So work wasn’t even delayed. No matter – I was going to have to leave early to drive slower (and more safely) to drop the children off and navigate the flood plains streets to work. I could write a post then since I would be so early. HA! So, um…not really.
And speaking of the deluge, the girls – they were excited. Because all. of. that. rain! meant that they could use their Hello Kitty umbrellas. That would be helpful – the girls wouldn’t get soaking wet and I would have to keep yelling at them to keep their hoods up and walk faster towards the door…right? Um, not really. Have you ever tried keeping an umbrella over your head while trying to manually open a kid’s umbrella and then holding that open while you try to assist the child out of a very tall jeep, and keep said child’s bag from dragging in the standing two inches of rain? NOT EASY! Then try adding another child, another umbrella, and another bag into the mix. Also, these “cute” umbrellas had these “handy” loops at the end – supposedly to carry them or hang them on a hook. Really, those Death-Loops are for holding the umbrella and swinging it around like a baton of death when the umbrella is closed, or to catch onto everyone else’s umbrella causing mass confusion and soakage (because hello! it’s pouring!) when they’re open. The umbrellas? So not helpful!!
And that – that – is why there is no post here this morning. But it is Friday and I’m splurging on Starbucks at lunch and I have a few Hershey Kisses sitting here waiting for me to savor with my coffee. So while it sounds like maybe I’m in a bad mood – um…not really!
January 29, 2010 at 10:08 am |
Oh – I hate mornings like that. We were headed in that direction here too, what with the freezing cold and negetive wind chill and no one wanting to go out and start the van. But, we redeemed ourselves somehow. I was only 1 minute late for work – hopefully the ex got the kids to school on time. And happy day – my mom comes home from vacation tonight. It will be a good day and I WILL be in a good mood – damn it!
January 29, 2010 at 1:35 pm |
Hope you got sufficiently dried off as to not short circuit your keyboard…
January 29, 2010 at 3:15 pm |
it is soooo cold!andwindy! here! it was 15 below up at school. as soon as you step outside your fingers and any exposed skin start to burn sooo cold that itd be easier to just rip them off! oh and the “cyclones of icey doooom”! when the wind picks up a swirly whirly of loose snow and ice blow right into your face. and youd think finding a really tall kid to walk behind would help but noooo the wind just changes direction and decides to sneak attack you from behind! its horrible!! and a bit freaky that we’re both having this extreme weather…
January 29, 2010 at 4:57 pm |
Umbrellas turn into diabolical weapons of destruction when held by tiny hands. It’s true.
January 29, 2010 at 6:23 pm |
Hey, this is a great no-post post! Ick, pouring rain with little kids mixed in doesn’t make for anything to go easy. Hope you and the girls are all nice and dry now, and cozy and warm.
January 29, 2010 at 8:02 pm |
Sounds like quite the morning :/ I hope the rest of your day has turned out better!
January 30, 2010 at 11:43 am |
I wondered what kind of weather you were getting yesterday! Starbucks and chocolate kisses? You soooo deserve them!