If it is rare to get snow in the South, it is even rarer to get more than one snowfall per year but here we are. Last week the kids were off school for President's Day. They went to school Tuesday and that evening, in anticipation of the coming snow, schools were closed, and if you didn't have to go anywhere STAY HOME! order was given.
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from the first snow |
Nightingale had to use a PTO day because they couldn't reach all the patients in time to close the clinic. It wasn't as much snow as the last one but down here any snow that lasts more than an afternoon is bad. I started to clear off the driveway but while taking a short break -- I have a football-length driveway just from the street to the base of the house -- noticed that my neighbor's driveway was melting with the sun beating on it and realized ours was too.
On Thursday, schools were still closed, but the roads in our subdivision had melted, as had our driveway, so it was safe for Nightingale to go to work. The kids did have school on Friday. The majority of the snow melted over the weekend with the last remnants fading away today.
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also from last time but it looks just like this |
We had a big day on Saturday because we actually left the house. First, it was for Nephew G birthday party at a bounce house. He is 7 now. Then, since we didn't have much food in the house, we opted to treat ourselves to Mexican. We also invited Nightingale's parents who also invited Confederate Jethro et al.
But first, the party. I usually sit in a corner and just make sure my son isn't getting into any trouble but this time I made an effort to be social and sat at the adults' table. Since I only see these people for G or M's birthdays for the most part, I always forget the names of most of Jethro's family.
His Aunt B asked the table "Well, are we happy with the results of the election?" My MIL said "We are, they aren't" referring to me and Nightingale. Nightingale said I hope I still have a job and MIL said "I don't think that will happen, I have a gut feeling". usually, it's FIL who is clueless.
A short time later I was asked how I like it down here. Whenever someone asks me a variation of that question, I respond with "People are uncomfortable with the answer to that question" which I did here. Credit Beau Bennett, The Ranch.
She didn't quite hear me and thought I said something else but then she said "I'm not like Jethro" which Nightingale thinks is code for liberal. I think it's more a way to say she's not as bat-shit crazy as Jethro et al but she is still likely conservative and Republican.
So then Dinner. On the one hand, Jethro probably would have preferred anywhere but a Mexican restaurant for dinner. On the other hand, if he didn't want to eat there he would have had to go home with at least one kid and make dinner.
It was loud and hard to carry on a conversation but I did manage to have a semi-pleasant chat with SIL and Jethro, though mostly SIL. We talked about the upcoming trip to Michigan to visit the other SIL because her son is being crowned Prince of the Universe graduating High School and the Adamas want everyone to be there.
I opposed to going for several reasons, which I may cover in a future post.