The Great Survival Guide of The Great SnOMG of '09

The sun shined...briefly! View of backyard.

So how does a girl entertain herself during The Great SnOMG of '09 in Cintucky?

I present to you, listed in no particular order, how I "survived." (I'll be adding to this as the day(s) go on)...

1. All things blog related: posting, reading, surfing, brainstorming, etc.
2. Eating more calories because of boredom.
3. Imbing copious amounts of alcohol: including PBR and wine.
4. Playing with Fiona & Kitty.
5. Watching crap load 'o movies: "Good Will Hunting,"Definitely Maybe," "The Passion of the Christ," "Eyes Wide Shut."
   
6. Fielding numerous, multiple calls a day, from folks (mom especially), checking in from the Caribbean.
7. Not doing cardio, like I should.
8. Catching up on reading: "The Purpose Driven Life," "He's Just Not That into You," TIME, O Magazine, Bible.
9. Taking copious pictures of snow outside.
10. Waiting excitedly and with bated breath for Jonathan Hawgood's live, field reports because he said this during the first day of coverage, "...snow is not mashed potato consistency."
11. Getting buzzed with the sis, belly-laughing at anything/nothing.
12. Tweeting like never before, being amused, amusing others.
13. Reviewing prospective job offers, making life decisions.
14. Feeling nostalgic, rummaging through old family pictures.
15. Making/eating copious amounts of quesadillas.
16. Texting/chatting/calling friends.
17. Tweezing eyebrows.
18. Facebooking/Myspacing like there's no tomorrow.
19. Preparing for meetings to make life decisions.
    
20. Taking random, 2hr naps at all times of day.
21. Catching up on DVR'd shows.
22. Being a human sofa for Fiona and Kitty.
23. Surfing the net.
24. Eating spicy peanuts.
25. Eating copious amounts of hummus and crudité.
    
26. Downloading new music.
27. Listening to Tool, E.S. Posthumus, Tori Amos.
    
28. Making new playlists on iTunes.
29. Drinking lots 'o English tea.
30. Figuring out/explaining what the different snow emergency levels are.
31. Watching "Inside the Actors Studio" comedian marathon. Chris Rock was phenomenal.
32. Cooking: Thai noodles
33. Being snow-blown out by kind neighbor, not just once, but twice!
34. Driving around with Mands, looking for salt, on our lil "adventure."
    

Since, Mayor Mallory just declared it Family Day, and the majority of people are on their second snow day from work/school, I'm curious...how did all of you make do and "survive" The Great SnOMG of '09?

Let me know!

Crazy Cat Lady Series #3: snOMG Kitty

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SnOMG '09 Intrepidation

Crazy Cat Lady Series #2: snOMG Fi

"Is it gone yet? Is it gone yet?
Is snOMG '09 gone yet?!!"

snOMG '09 Miracle of the Day

Woke up with the rest of the OH/KY/IN region to the Great snOMG of '09 (and in case you didn't get the memo...Snow + OMG! = snOMG! Or conversely, "Snow, My God!" = "snOMG!" Duh.)

As of 11:38 a.m. EST, the reports have been a mixed bag, with some areas receiving more/less snow than others, but according to WLWT, Northern KY (my 'hood), got hit with as much as 7.5 inches.

This kind of snow accumulation spells disaster, in particular for us, because we have a very long...and deep...driveway. A section of the driveway has a retaining, stone wall, which creates a kind of well-effect in our driveway, causing the slightest accumulation to be inches deeper than it actually is. So you can imagine what 7+ inches means.

This morning, I was already dreading the thought of having to shovel outta the mess - if we don't, our cars are stuck in the garage and we can't get out - and the thought of why, of all the people in our cul-de-sac, how did we get stuck with such poorly designed driveway architecture? Our house builder (thanks Henry Fischer) surely must've hired some designer dude...or dudette...who lives in warmer temps, and hence, the inconsideration for designing for colder...WINTER...Midwest climates.

So there I am, about 4 layers deep...clothing-wise...not snow-wise, as I waited for the garage door to open, and I see this...


Our driveway was completely cleared! I rubbed my eyes and stared at the driveway dumbly...was I hoping/imagining/seeing things?!

Nope. I was right! The driveway had been cleared. And not just shoveled clear...it had been cleared with a snow-blower (click on pic to see track marks.)

What the?! Who the?! How the?! See, we don't have a snow blower. So, it definitely wasn't the sis.

Apparently, our neighbor, who lives caddy-cross from us, found it in his heart to come clear our driveway for us. As I was clearing some remaining spots of snow, he drove by and said, "Sorry I missed those spots."

After gushing with gratitude, I went inside thinking, it's the little (in this case, not so little), kind deeds that people do, that really make you appreciate life more.

I thanked God for showing favor on us and said a prayer of blessing on our neighbor for his kind deed.

I just hope that my neighbor's kind deed was just that...and I won't now have to worry about him being creepy/stalker/neighbor.