It's like a slip-n-slide...only colder and harder...

I hope this little blog finds you with power and without hip injuries...

What a storm, huh? I have to admit that it made getting to work yesterday mildly amusing. I decided before I even walked out the door yesterday morning that if I was going to fall I was going to do it with grace! No awkward motions for me...I was goin' down in style!

You see, even though I am a very well trained dancer (of 15+ years) I have become quite clumsy in my older age. Like a month ago, when I managed to fall halfway down the stairs in my apartment building, while bruising both of my legs from ankle to knee. (But hey, I caught myself!)

Anyways, I went out to start my car yesterday morning and did make it back to my building with no falls. Although, there were a couple of good slides, especially with the rain and ice! I let my car warm for roughly 20 minutes then proceeded back out to finish chiseling it out of the driveway, which took an additional 20 minutes. I did eventually make it to work, but I think it would have been much easier via sled and dogs...mush!

After enduring four hours of work I made it to the grocery store and then home, all while dodging various tree branches and powerlines on the roads. Bob Ross would not have been drawing "happy little trees" yesterday. My roomie and I were part of the lucky few who did not manage to lose power yesterday (Yea for me, because I made chex mix!).

I am a little bitter, however...the library got to close early because they lost power...and of course it was on a day when I was not working here! Bah! Do you think the power could have gone out at the mall?! Heck no! Pat called last night to let me know that the library had it's power back and that we would be open the next day. I tried to convince her to non-chalantly cut a power line or at least knock over a tree on one to make it look legitimate. But do you think she would do that for me?! Nope! What kind of assistant director is she?! So here I am today...

Alas, I managed to survive another Iowa ice storm without breaking any limbs or embarrasing myself by falling. Nor did I freeze to death without power. I hope you all managed okay too!