Dec 10

Midwest Ice Storm

We were very lucky this weekend, we only got a little bit of the huge ice storm. My Mother-in-Law who lives just south of us was without power yesterday, but it should be fixed this morning. Luckily my Sister-in-law still had power so they were o.k. My Mom who is about an hour SE of us is without power and it could be days before it is returned. They got the worst of the storm, with thick ice that snapped large trees and downed power lines.

Last night she was on the way to stay with her niece, and watched transformers spark and trees fall as she made her way across town. Thank goodness she made it o.k., but she was very scared. They lost a total of 6 grids in her city that left thousands of people without power. I haven’t heard from either of the Grandma’s this morning, so I hope that all is well with both of them.

The ice is so dangerous, so be very careful if you are out today in the Midwest. Make sure and pack an emergency kit for your car, just in case, and have your cell phone charged too. The boys and I are staying in today, and hoping to hear some good news soon.

Dec 9

Midwest Walgreens Deals

Yahoo for the Sunday paper and the Walgreens deals 🙂 If the weather would only get a little better, I would be out stocking up on some great deals. Here is what made my shopping list:

  • Swanson Chicken Broth 4 for $2.00 (must use store coupon, limit4)
  • Writing Tablet or Envelopes $.59 ea (must use store coupon, limit 3)
  •  Ajax Dish Liquid $.89 ea (must use store coupon, limit 3)
  • Aluminum Foil or Waxed Paper $.99 ea (must use store coupon, limit 3)
  • Walgreens 2.5 oz. Lotion $.79 ea (must use store coupon, limit 3)
  • Walgreens Jumbo Pack Diapers or Training Pants $5.99 ea
  • Puffs Tissue 60 to 108 pack $.89 ea (must use store coupon, limit 3)
  • Walgreens Premium Ice Cream 2 for $3.00

How I hope the ice goes away soon 🙂 I’m ready to go and shop!

Dec 9

The Ice has Arrived

We woke up this morning to a very icy outdoors, no snow just ice. It was pretty funny going out to get the paper this morning, but I successfully made it without slipping 🙂  Thank goodness we got everything done yesterday, I don’t think I will be going out any time too soon.

How is your weather today? Did you wake up to wintry weather too?

Dec 8

Sleepy Saturday

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With the sounds of the rain, and the fact that both boys were up all night, I could not wake up this morning. Once again proving that Nico really isn’t a morning person. Once I finally got up and going I popped some Cinnamon Rolls in the oven, and called it good.  Thade didn’t want to try them, so he was happy to have Lucky Charms, hubby was pretty happy though 🙂

We don’t have the snow or ice just yet, but it is freezing cold. We might be taking the boys out today to go and see Santa Claus, this is going to be an interesting trip. This will be the first time that we have braved this task for either child, so we really don’t know how they will react.  I think Thade will like going, because he can tell Santa everything that he wants for Christmas, but Dylan no way, he is not too fond of new people. We’ll see how the day goes 😉

Dec 7

Yes! I beat the weather :)

This rarely happens to me, it seems that every time I’m out to go shop the nasty weather catches me. Today I actually ran all of my errands before the ice hit 🙂 James was off early today, and filled up my car, and brought home lunch too. I wasn’t feeling too well, darn migraine, so he picked up an iced coffee too. He is too sweet, and it really helped. We both decided that it was way too cold to get Dylan out, so he volunteered to stay home and watch the boys while I shopped.

I got by the Post Office, Walgreens, Wood’s, and it started sleeting just as I pulled into Wal-Mart. I shopped as quickly as I could, and headed on home. It is freezing outside, and it looks like snow is on its way. I got everything stocked up, just in case we get snowed in. I also picked up a few Christmas snacks for my stockpile, and two cute birthday cards for my super-sweet Sister-in-law. Her birthday is next week, so I had better get the cards in the mail soon.

I hope that everybody has a great weekend, and stays warm 🙂