I know the day will come when we will just be getting home from something at 7:30pm but for now, while my babies are still babies, I will love my life and pat myself on the back for my fabulous bedtime routine.
That day is probably sooner than I think, too. Soccer starts at age 4 in our town so this Fall (after this Spring and this Summer) Abby will have soccer one night a week. Crazy!
She can't wait, though, and I can't wait to be that soccer mom! And I'm guessing that Wyatt and Daddy are going to have a good time, too.
Today we were supposed to have a big snowstorm. A "blizzard", in fact. Or at least a "Nor'easter". Wind and snow with accumulations upwards of a foot. It was supposed to start around 3am and continue into the night tonight. They canceled school, local businesses planned to start late or closed all together. Even my bank made today Saturday hours.
When we woke up, there was no snow.
After breakfast, Abby had it in her head that we would be building a snowman.
But it still hadn't started.
I won't make fun of everyone for stocking up and buckling down but let's face it, this was not a world-ending, life-threatening storm.
It did start snowing eventually (about 11:30) and it's still snowing. But it never snowed very hard and there is still probably less than 6 inches accumulated. It is windy but we're not losing tree limbs or anything. And tomorrow might result in a 90-minute delay for schools as everyone digs out. The problem is, everyone thought it was going to be bad last night and this morning and it turns out, the snow is coming down the hardest now, while it's super cold and no one prepared for tomorrow to be the rough day. Everyone thought today was going to be the toughie. So, it will be interesting to see how everyone fares.
Me?
I don't have any pressing engagements tomorrow.
Idol started Hollywood Week last night and continues tomorrow. I love Idol. It is fun to watch and while I am sad that Simon is leaving, I am excited to have a special reason to enjoy the "last season". Because, frankly, Idol will suck ass with out him so if they do try, I won't be watching.
And Ellen. I love Ellen. She's hilarious. And she's an intelligent, self-confident woman. A role model for women. And I love that.
I like Kara, she adds humor, talent and beauty without being annoying.
I can't stand Randy. I can't think of a single positive attribute for him. He is annoying to look at and listen to.
Speaking of Idol, I wanted to review my television line up again. Now that it's February, the good shows should be doing really well and the crappy shows have been canceled. The returning shows have proved worth watching or shown how they've jumped the shark.
You may recall my previous posts about my love of television, this one in particular. Without going back to compare line by line - here is how things have landed on my boob-tube:
Sunday nights bring "Big Love". I can't explain that show to a non-fan. It is brilliant and original without having to be about sex or violence. It is realistic enough to be relate-able without adding stress to your own life. It is funny and sad. It is a family drama with a soap opera twist. I love it.
Mondays have both "House" and "How I Met Your Mother". I can't work my night around the only 1/2 hour show worth watching on CBS so I DVR "HIMYM" and watch it when I find myself with just a little bit of time and nothing else to watch. It never disappoints.
I have been watching "House" but I am finding that it is a bit too much about the people, who are a bit too melodramatic and crazy, and not enough about the patients and the cases. For this sort of program, I go to "Grey's Anatomy". I miss the old Greg House.
Tues & Wed are about to be all about Idol.
Thursday, of course, is about "Grey's Anatomy". Now, I am a die-hard Grey's fan. I love the show but let's take a minute here, shall we?
My friend told me that Izzie is leaving and that leaves her sad.
She also thinks that Meredith might leave and if Meredith leaves then Patrick Dempsey can't be far behind.
Now, I don't know where her information is from but let me say this: I don't care. I hate Izzie, first of all. If there was a t-shirt, I'd totally be on "Team Karev". She is a whiny, annoying pain in the rear. She is the character they should have killed off. She is the Marissa from The OC of Grey's Anatomy. She humped everyone on the show, got a terminal disease, saw dead people, had her best friend run over by a truck, met her long-lost daughter, got married, got fired, ran away and now will get divorced while still unemployed. She's spent. Get rid of her.
It doesn't help that everything you read says that the real-life Izzie (Katherine Heigl) is a bitch.
So - get rid of her.
Meredith. If she left, I would be sad. I like her. The show is called, obviously "Grey's" so if she left, it would be weird. But - she hasn't been doing much lately. She's happy with Derek. She's doing her surgery thing. She just had a baby in real life and everything is pretty happy and good. If she did decide to leave, it would suck but it would not devastate the show. Clooney left ER, folks.
If Patrick Dempsey left, it would leave a mark for sure. I would not like to see him leave. I like him as Derek Shepard and he is very nice to look at. But he, too, could go without wrecking the show. That's the beauty of this cast, it is ensemble which is greek for "lots of peeps".
I absolutely adore Little Grey & Eric Dane.
I really, really like Arizona Robbins. (I like Callie but she over-acts a lot and it gets annoying but she's ok.)
Bailey has a new love interest! And just in time, too, because she was bordering on miserable and annoying.
Cristina Yang was really, really getting on my nerves until the end of last week's show when she talked about Burke. She redeemed herself, totally. Surgeon First, Person Second. That is how she should be. Owen kisses her like hes trying to eat her - or at least bite and hurt her. It's painful to watch. He is not attractive and a horrible actor and needs to go.
I'd rather see Cristina as a lesbian with the new 'Cardio-God' than stay with Owen. He's gotta go.
Phew. I guess I had more to say than I realized.
Fri & Sat never had good shows and still don't.
"New Adventures of Old Christine" used to be a favorite but this season, I don't know if it's her or me, I find it way too annoying and miserable.
"Glee" is still one of my absolute favorite shows ever but is currently on hiatus. When it comes back, my life will be a little bit happier.
Still love my Keurig. I wondered if that novelty would wear off and it has not. In fact, I just bought several new varieties including some teas & a decaf box of coffee.
I drink at least one Keurig each afternoon and a decaf or a tea after dinner. I highly recommend "Bigelow 'I Love Lemon'" if you're interested.
Lots of discussion around budget and school system lately. As in most towns of this size, it is a heated debate. Often the line is drawn where those who have no children hate to spend money on the schools seeing little to no benefit to themselves and people who do have children, totally willing to invest in their schools seeing every benefit to themselves and everyone around them.
Why do people with no kids move to towns with well-respected school systems and relatively upscale neighborhoods with fairly high taxes? Don't they realize that this all comes at a cost?
A good school district lays the groundwork for a fine suburban town. If you don't have kids, go live cheaper in a crappy town.
I tend to vote in favor of whatever is intended to benefit the schools. I did this blindly in the past and now, with one child in the school system, I am a well-informed voter and I not only vote in favor of the kids but I speak passionately on behalf of that vote.
Half-Day Kindergarten or Full-Day? Music and Art in our schools or no? Pay-to-Play sports? And how often do we really need those pesky text books?
There are a lot of things that we spend frivolously on. I don't think the teachers need a hot tub in the lounge but I won't balk at replacing a counter/fridge/stove/sink. I don't think we have to offer free equipment for all sports for all kids, but I do think it should be available to those kids who could not play otherwise. And I absolutely, without a doubt, would paint a sign and start a picket line on behalf of music and art in our schools. Without music and art, where would half of these kids share their passion? Yes, some kids have passion for math or literature, but I am willing to guess that more of them have passion for paints and drawing and song and dance.
Oh man. I could go on and on. I also want to go on and on about the "Great Kindergarten Debate" but I can't now.
I said too much about Grey's and I am out of blog-steam. So, I'll save it for another night. While I still have my nights free.
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