I am, once again, glad to be a girl in a house full of boys. There's another foot of snow in the driveway -- the front end of my FiL's car is completely gone, due to the snow and how it drifted. We have to get out to the grocery store today, but I'm not going to be the one shoveling.

I feel awful for the guys, though. Especially since we're supposed to get more lake effect snow tonight, and they'll probably have to shovel all over again tomorrow.

{{Cindy and family}} No mommy guilt allowed! I hope you and Julia get some relief and rest today.

I feel awful for the guys, though.

Ah, they'll get all buff and stuff from the shovel work out.

Ah, they'll get all buff and stuff from the shovel work out.

Yeah, well, I'm just hoping my gorgeous, loving 42-year-old husband WHO NEVER EXERCISES and refuses to watch what he eats doesn't have apoplexy.

I felt so guilty when Dave was shovelling yesterday and this morning, especially since he didn't bitch and complain about it, which is what my stepfather did when I lived at home.

It's cold here. I am at school again after two days off. I am totally reorganizing my room, because I got new, tall bookshelves, but it's a PITA because, you know, TEACHING.

And I have grades due, and my throat hurts.

EDIT: Oh, and I think I'm a broad.

Cindy, is the main disease something in the cold and flu family? The dripping from the nose can irritate the stomach lining when you're lying down and make you throw up. I did that when I was a kid before they discovered how bad my allergies were.

My sister was staying late at the office to make sure her son got home first to shovel. We really don't want her to do it. She broke her ankle last year slipping on her deck hanging Christmas lights. And she has had a knee replacement. She still shovels, because never ending battle, but my nephew tries to keep it done as much as possible.

That icy mix stuff is crazy heavy to shovel. Lots of be safe thoughts headed in a northerly direction.

So I now feel like a chore. Yeah. It kinda sucks.

So sorry Maria. It sucks to feel like you have to hold up the romantic/emotional end of the relationship.

Skimmed quickly previous hundreds of posts since I was away yesterday.

Belated Happy Anniversary to Deena and Greg!

Oh, and he didn't obviously read the card because it was one you give your wife WHEN THE GODDAMNED KIDS FINALLY LEAVE THE HOUSE.

I'm sorry Maria. I was so miserable over Christmas that DH was sure to get a card and some more rose bushes for the garden. Your card story made me smile though because it brought back a dad memory. One year dad bought my mother a lovely card because he liked the inside message and never noticed that the outside was "To My Sweetheart in the Service." We teased him for a long time about that one.

I have given the children fair warning and advance notice that they are expected to give me cards for my birthday. Or else.

It sucks to feel like you have to hold up the romantic/emotional end of the relationship.

Being out of town for V-Day kept this at bay for me. Though I guess for me it is a bit more the other way around. I try to get something simple and thoughtul and he gets the convenience store cheesy crap. Together for over 19 years and he still hasn't figured out that a simple card would mean more than a singing/dancing stuffed animal.