Let it snow, let it snow

Friday they were predicting a snow storm this weekend and my manager called in sick. I heard a coworker said he went shopping when the ice storm hit last weekend, when he called in saying he was too scared to drive to work. You can imagine how angry the manager was hearing that. A janitor came by saying hello. He told me another janitor was promoted to Airport Operations so I gave him the guy's Christmas card to deliver. Apparently, the other guy got a puppy for his nephew who wanted it so badly and begging for it for days, and then 2 days after receiving puppy lost interest, so this guy is stuck with this puppy he didn't want. Recently the puppy messed the floor cause nobody took it out all day and puppy couldn't hold it in any longer. I took it that the place he got the puppy didn't allow returns. This janitor I'm talking to has cats so he couldn't take it from him. Poor puppy. I called my manager asking if she will be well enough to feed my cats this weekend. The storm was hitting after the Nutcracker performance so felt comfortable going. Mom on the other hand was worked up over the snow and wouldn't come to the performance that night. My niece played a Chinese tea dancer. I was a little late because I spent too much time at McDonald's giving my hands a rest. Found sister at the door and at intermission moved to the other seats where aunt and uncle, and other niece were sitting. Talked to my aunt. She complimented my Christmas letter as being so funny, she doesn't have my sense of humor. I called Mom on my cell so she knows I made it okay. Sister talked to Mom too. I took the other niece home and the car got very warm with the defogger running on high cause the ice kept sticking to the windshield when I turned it down. I drove under the speed limit, but made it home in one piece.

Niece called her Mom and I called mine. Mom said I was very brave to drive in this weather. Yeah, well, I've driven in blizzards before so a little powdered snow doesn't frighten me. If half an inch falls, Mom thinks I should not drive cause I'll go into a ditch. Mom also informed me that niece and her group won the State Mock Trial competition (beating Omaha School) and will go to the National Mock Trial Competition in Delaware in the spring. My brother-in-law is the coach for it for the past 20 years so he was really happy. Niece failed to mention this when I asked her if anything big is happening in her life. She said it happened 2 days ago so she is still absorbing it all. Niece played on her computer and I watched TV. We heated leftovers in the microwave. Later everybody else comes home and we go to bed. Next day, sister and the girls were gone to church and brother-in-law was cooking hamburgers for us when I got up. Nutcracker dancer niece finished her report and took pictures of her bird feeders for it. Soon it was time for the church program and soup supper and the girls quickly wrapped up sister's birthday present.

One niece held the cue cards and wore no costume. Other niece wore a robe and was the first scripture reader. It was very nice program. Brother-in-law and the girls went to pick up sister's ice cream cake among other things and sister and I went to the soup supper. They came back and we celebrated sister's birthday. She got a new very large jewelry box with ring, necklace, and velvet compartments from her family. I asked if she had enough jewelry to fill up the box. She said no. I said she has to get some more. I just got her a card I mailed last week. Watch The Tin Man on the Sci-Fi station based after other books of The Wizard of Oz writer, this takes place a couple generations after Dorothy Gale went to Oz. Go to bed and wake up to only sister present. The others are at school. Sister and I chatted as we loaded my car. A can of Mountain Dew left in the car expanded and then as I opened it later squirted pop all over so I learned something not to do. I expected it to freeze but not explode when opened. Got home and let cats out as I cleaned up the mess with paper towels. Things were moved so I know my manager was here to feed the cats, and clean litterbox. Put stuff away and called Mom to let her know I made it home safely. No snow today so I was going 70. They they are predicting more snow Tuesday. Post later. Bye!