Domestic Geek

Alright, I was tagged by Teri a couple of days ago, so I'd better do it while I have the chance. This one is going to be tough, but let's see what I can dig up.

Five Things You Probably Don't Know About Me

1. I hate cats. This hatred has nothing to do at all with my allergy, though. Give me a dog anyday.
2. I chew my toenails. Apparently, I've done it since before I can remember.
3. I want an alpaca or a llama.
4. Hominy is the most disgusting food I've ever eaten in my entire life.
5. I used to be a music teacher.

I'm supposed to tag five people now, but I don't want to. If you want to do it and haven't been tagged, feel free to do so and leave me a comment. Otherwise, this arm of it ends with me.

OK, as promised...there are photos from this morning over in the Holiday Blizzard 2006 gallery. Dave came over and he and Marcus are out traipsing around town to see what's going on. My cramps are yucky today (they always get worse when it gets cold), so I may spend the afternoon on the couch curled up with a heating pad.

Marcus vowed he would make it into work at some point today. Well, the park's plow is stuck outside our house. Marcus is out there now trying to help the guy get unstuck. It doesn't help that the poor plow truck needs some serious work. The fuel mixture is definitely too rich — I can smell it. The thing keeps flooding out. With all the money the park owner has, you think they could get the plow repaired. So help me, if he piles all of that snow up right behind my car, somebody is going to die.

If you haven't heard yet, Colorado has been hit by the Holiday Blizzard 2006. Aurora has had 26" so far and it is still snowing. I was told to leave work an hour early yesterday and it took two and a half hours to get home (with a quick stop in the grocery store for food stuffs). I can't believe how many people I saw stuck spinning bald tires. Also, if you don't have 4WD and the snow drift is higher than your hood, you're probably not going to make it through. The stupidity of it all! I had to shovel the porch just to get into the house yesterday. Marcus loves it, though. We were out playing in it at midnight last night and again this morning. I'll post some pics over in the gallery in a little bit. Marcus is going to try and get his truck out later. There's a pretty big drift right in front of our house. We'll see.

My friend Russ has posted a video of the snow at his place.

So, Denver International Airport is closed. I'm so glad Dad left on Tuesday. They actually closed our workplace yesterday and only 7 people had made it in when I called this morning. A snow day would be cool if I was still getting paid like Marcus and Mike. *sigh* Oh, well. I've got puzzle pieces to search for and decorating to do.

OY, this is going to be a long-assed day. I had to take dad to the airport this morning. He's spending a couple of weeks out with my sister in California for the holidays. His flight leaves at 8:30 this morning, but as he wanted to make sure he got there in plenty of time, he wanted to be picked up at 5:30. The roads were clear and no waiting to get into the airport, so I dropped him off at a little after 6 am. Of course, I couldn't sleep last night. I couldn't go to sleep and then couldn't stay asleep. I hate how when you're afraid you're going to oversleep, you end up waking up every hour or so. I wish I had time to go back to sleep for an hour or so before I have to leave for work, but Marcus' alarm started going off at 7 and will go off every 10 minutes until he decides to roll out of bed. Oh, well. I almost wish that I would get to leave work early today...almost. I need money more than sleep at this point.

I had a bunch of stuff I was going to post, but now I can't remember. Too tired. I guess I'll keep a list at work and hopefully have something more interesting to say later.