Frozen

For the most part, I like winter. Except when the weather gets below freezing. I'm not too bitter, yet. Even though we're around storm 17 and we technically have six more weeks of winter. And my kids have had quite a few snow days and delayed school openings (which in Moe's case, means no school). but damn, this morning sucked.

Husband (whom I still haven't renamed) woke me up at 6 to ask me to move the van. Apparently one guy he car pools with thought they already left and the other guy was MIA, so he needed the car. Which was parked in front of the van in opur super obnoxious driveway. So after me waking up and trudging outside in 10 degree weather, we spent about 20 minutes trying to free his car. We tried re-shoveling, using the ice hacker thing to break the ice and kitty litter. I ran out of sand/salt yesterday so kitty litter was all we had (we've never owned a cat, BTW). Nada. He spent more time spinning his tires. His car was stuck. And of course, it was on the part of the driveway that sloped down. Which caught all the water as the ice melted yesterday and then refroze. Yeah.

So, he had to take the van. Which left me vehicle-less. My kids don't take a bus. So yeah. I got them a ride to and from school. Bailed on a coffee playdate. Bailed on helping serve ice cream at school. And am now hoping it warms up so the ice melts and I can move the car furthur back. At least Husband said he'd pick up ice melt on the way home. If he can find it - afterall, it is New England and since it's now time for bathing suits and sunblock, not snowsuits and ice melt, he may have a problem there....

Tomorrow's the day, the three ring circus rolls into town.

Tomorrow is Inauguration Day. And while most people will sit glued to their TV,s computers and phones (or stand in the crowds in DC), I will not. I'm hoping to avoid the whole three ring circus. I didn't vote for Obama (despite pleas from Moe). And while I'm not a fan of the man, I will support him. I have hopes, like many Americans, that he'll help out our country. He has the charisma to win over many people, but I'd like to think that there is more to him then just another pretty face. Although American's are shallow like that. And since his whol "change" [platform has invovled rehiring or keeping on old cabinet members, yeah.... So much for change. Iraq? Well maybe we won't pull out as soon as I said we would. Bush's tax plan? Well I'll just let it run out in 2010 instead of changing it. Yeah, so much for change.

That being said, I'm still trying to wrap my brains around a few things. It's no secret that our nation, our world, is in a recession. A recession that cannot be blamed on just one person. A recession that has cost many people their jobs, their homes, their lives. It's no secret that times are hard. Many people do not have to look much further then away from their immediate surrounds to see this. So why the fuck, is this whole three ring circus inauguration costing more than $150 million . I'm sorry, but one would think the man who ran on the change platform, who wants to help the economy, would, I don't know, be a bit more conservative.

Not to mention, furniture is being delivered to the White House. The bed alone, ordered from a local New England company, has a price tag of $12,500.

So yeah, apparently the way to lead the country is to party hard. Who cares about money anyway?

Wish us luck....