How To Look Like A Hero, In A Few Easy Steps...

Wait.  You didn't think I was going to let you in on my secrets, did you?! :-)

I joke about the "hero" thing because I had two different people label me that (jokingly, of course!) in the past few days.

Thursday night it started snowing. I know...it's New England; big deal.  By the time Friday morning rolled around, we had over a foot of snow on the ground instead of the 1-3 inches that were predicted.  And it kept snowing!

My fabulous cousin Kristin and I not only live near each other, but now work in the same office.  So, we chatted.  We debated a little.  We decided to suck it up; dig out and go to work. So I swung by and picked her (and her son) up.  We arrived just before noon to an almost empty office and looking like rock stars. By the time we departed a little after 4PM, I had to dig my car out again.  And, let me tell you - digging out a Chevy Tahoe is WORK!  When all was said and done, our little snowstorm netted us around two feet of unexpected snow.

The front of our office building.  For scale purposes - B is a fairly tall 9 year old!

Saturday morning, Kristin and I went to the florist so she could pick her wedding day flower arrangements.  Pink, pink, pink! 

 

Pretty, right?! :-)

 
About an hour after I dropped her off at home, she called to say that Penny (her Jeep) was making a horrible noise.  So I got in the car, met her at Target and called AAA.  In the hour and a half wait, we did a little shopping at Target (You want me to shop?!?!  TWIST MY ARM!!!!) and then I dropped her off at home again. 

All in a day's work!

Dear (Fill in the blank)...

You all know I have a bunch of randomness truly though provoking ideas camped out in my brain.  I think it's time to let a little of it out. :-)


Dear Ulta,
I'm so glad you opened near me.  It's fabulous knowing that I can get all the beauty products I need a slightly better price and another major chain....*cough* Sephora *cough*.  However, my paycheck doesn't have the same appreciation that my hair, nails and skin do.  How about giving me some stuff for free to make my bank account happy?  No?!?!

Sincerely
The girl who is self-imposing a ban on make-up shopping

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Dear USPS,
I wish I could say that our relationship has grown better.  But I still know you're withholding mail from me.  I don't like it!  And I'm going to continue to report it!  In the meantime...if it's important, I'm having it mailed to my parents. 

Sincerely
Someone who'd like to get mail the same month its postmarked

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Dear Meadow, Beckett, Paisley and Brady,
I know you appreciate the brisk night air...but I don't.  If we could keep the 2 AM "potty runs" to less than five minutes, I'd appreciate it.

Sincerely
Your mom-sicle

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Dear Mother Nature,
Rumor has it you're going to be a biatch and snow again tomorrow night through Friday.  If you could blow out to sea, that would be cool.  Just saying.

Sincerely
Someone who wants to retire her shovel and rock salt

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Dear Blogger and WordPress,
You both have functionality that I like.  If you could merge, so I only have to remember ONE way to do things instead of two (one for this blog and one for the dachshund rescue), I would appreciate it.  So...who's up for a corporate merger?!?!

Sincerely
The woman who'd like YouTube videos in her rescue blog and photo borders on her "real" blog

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Dear Dog Parents,
Do any of you cry when you see the Purina commercial with all the rescue dogs?  I sob like a fool EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.  The full song from the commercial does it to me too.  If you have tissues handy, listen below.

Sincerely
The momma "dripping" on her quartet of canines

Do any of you have letters to share?

 

Notes From A Snowdrift...

I'm alive!  Thanks to the sweet people who emailed and tweeted inquiring how I weathered "Nemo".

It was quite the adventure, I tell ya!  Snow started coming down lightly Friday morning - which I took to mean as "let's go grocery shopping and try to locate the last D batteries known to man".  I spent the afternoon taking pictures and taking heat and electricity for granted.  You know where this is going, right?!

I lost power Friday evening as the snow started getting heavier.  That meant no heat either, making my already drafty house cold very quickly!  The pups and I bundled up with fleece and down blankets and hoped power would be back in the morning.

No such luck!  Snow continued to fall and the temperature inside my home continued to drop.  Saturday night I couldn't sleep I was so cold.  Turns out that it was below zero out...and probably only 20-30 degrees in my house!  My parents (who had power from Saturday morning on) showed up to help me dig out Sunday afternoon - BLESS them!!!!  When I realized that power wasn't going to come back on that day, I rounded up the furkids and make the trek to their home.

By Monday back, most people had power back. NOT ME!!!!!  I did get power back Monday evening about 7 o'clock or so.  HURRAY!!!

And...if you read this far, you get rewarded with pictures.

Yes, I did...and still do have snow drifts taller than my windows.

Check out the awesome icicles!

Brady was a little cranky that he had less luck scaling the snowdrifts than Paisley did.

Paisley is my little snowbunny!