:: Venting Insanity ::

:: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 ::

your mother was a snowblower!
Mom, Dad, and I went to dig Auntie Lyn and Nana out of the snow... not just because they can't, but because they didn't make arrangements ahead of time to have someone who lives around the corner (the same guy we borrowed the snowblower from, but I'll tell you about that later) come and do it. So, the three of us piled into the truck, drove a half hour, and started digging the old fashioned way for a 75 foot long driveway that was covered in a foot and a half of heavy, sticky, wet snow. And... rather than call around to a few places before we got there (like my dad kindly asked them to do on the phone before we left), they looked up numbers and asked if we wanted them... while we were standing out on their busy street with my mom's car parked in the road because we couldn't drive it in due to the fact that we had to dig out the snow first. Like we were going to stand out there and call while they had access to a working phone inside the house...

Just like how Nana won't use the Town's senior car service, but wants Mom to take time off of work to drive her to the doctor.

Anyway... before I get too far off topic... They finally started calling (or Nana probably made Auntie Lyn call) after we had dug in about 5 feet and yelled out that they had found someone with a snowblower we could use. With much thanks to the Reilly's around the corner, we were able to tackle the driveway before it got too dark, cold, and icy.

Of course, we still had to dig certain areas, like the steps, around the garbage cans, and around the car. Plus, because the snow was heavy and packed, you still had to really push and wrestle with the snowblower. This was no fine powder we were working with today. My shoulders and back are killing me... O.O;;

But, I did get to use a snowblower for the first time! It was cool! (no pun intended)

missing classes...
And we missed class again today. As harsh as it will be for getting done what we need to get done, I'm thankful for it. Of course, tomorrow's tutoring session is going to be killer. I have Jennifer, Keisha, Tommy, and possibly James... and then Rob, too. I'm not quite looking forward to this one... I hope the dean's in when I get there tomorrow before my session with Evelyn. I need to get myself a new copy of the group session sheet. They only gave us one in our packets when we signed up to be tutors.

cliques!
And I just got word from Kitty Power. I'm in! And I got Marie, too! YAY!!! I also changed the link to her cuter animated link. =^_^= Three more...