P-C, does your family still live in Texas? Are your folks originally from India? If so, how did they end up in Texas?

So my parents were both originally in India. Soon after they got married, my mom came to America (San Francisco) while my dad finished medical school. This was in the late seventies. Yet, I'm thinking my mom may have already been in SF before then because I'm pretty sure she and her siblings went to Galileo High School. But anyway. That still would have been early seventies when her family came over.

After my dad came over (fairly certain that was his first time, as most of his family stayed in India for quite a while), they lived with my mom's parents for a bit. I was born in San Francisco, and there's a funny story about being out social visiting and having to tear down the bloody highway to get to the hospital.

My dad's a psychiatrist, and so now he was in the market for residencies. The first one was in Northampton, which is the farthest back I can remember. The second one was in Pittsburgh, where I schooled up to second grade. Then, finally, he got a job in Arlington, Texas. Where we remain. (My grandparents, who live with my mom's oldest brother, are in Belmont, about twenty minutes south of SF.)

So I didn't officially "grow up" in Texas, but I was there since I was seven, so I figure I'm Texan enough.

Pretend you live in Boston, and that church was actually closed on account of weather, okay?

Thanks, Cindy, and when I read your earlier post about your church being cancelled, I was thinking to myself that I wished I lived in Boston.

glad vw has gone back to sleep, Logan airport is closed like a closed thing anyway. Worried about Jen. State of Emergency doesn't apply to hospital workers who have to drive to the hospital in order to get there? Gah. It's evil looking outside. Happily I am inside, watching local news (the news is the weather) as is my fave thing to do during storms when I'm safe at home.

I made a spinach, mushroom and bacon frittata and it was FG!

Jen, if you read this today, drop a post to let us know that you're in one piece?

I hate to miss church Nonian, and usually because I want to go, but on those days I don't want to go for whatever reason, I feel badly about it, too. Last night, we decided we weren't going to church, regardless of whether or not it was canceled today. Try to remember that everything we go to church for (fellowship, worship, education) can be done in other ways and at other times. Talking to Joe? You only get that when you get it.

So I didn't officially "grow up" in Texas, but I was there since I was seven, so I figure I'm Texan enough.

Wow, we just got an incredible gust of wind. The room I'm in has windows on three walls, and our house is surrounded by trees. It was a little scary for a moment, there.

I'm nervous about trees falling too.

All the churches are closed here. The plow dude just came and i had to shovel at least a foot of snow from behind my car to get out. Last I heard we were looking at about 24 inches of snow in my pocket of Maine.

I can't believe I have a snow day!! Of course, it's hugely inconvinient, because I had a huge floorset going on tonight which I'm going to have to reschedule ASAP. I had such a good crew, too. Sigh.

The plow dude just came and i had to shovel at least a foot of snow from behind my car to get out.

I think you mean, Plow King, Lilty. Unless he has a jacket that says, "plow dude"

happy snow day Lilty! it is rarer in that mall world than anywhere else.

and for those that don't read Natter - Happy national Pie day

I think you mean, Plow King, Lilty.

Ooh. That sounds like it should be a participle. Plowking. What it could mean? "So me and Lilty, we went out plowking last night, didn't get back till 2. It was pretty wild."

I think you mean, Plow King, Lilty. Unless he has a jacket that says, "plow dude"

This fellow was no King. I shall think of my Grandpa is the Plow King for always. (Also, he got a new job plowing the Turnpike. He got called in yesterday afternoon, and god knows when he'll get to go home.)