The dog and the husband have gone out to the park - pure joy for Sassafras. There are a bunch of requests on the parents' listserv for sleds and snowsuits to borrow or buy, and since we have both I'm feeling smug (for once) about my parenting skills, despite the fact that those two items have nothing to do with anything. I'm just in a "take that people who give me dirty looks when I give my daughter a bottle mood."

::wanders off wondering what the baby is up to::

Snowpocalypse has not hit Brooklyn yet, but the weather people are predicting 3-6 inches. Our plan for this morning is to hit DSW and/or Target and get Dylan some winter boots that fit. Hopefully tomorrow he can build a snowman.

It's snowing sideways. I may not have to shovel off my car at this rate.

Ok, I am procrastinating. I need to start cleaning house. All I have to do today is clean, laundry and a manicure. And pack, but pretty sure I'm not flying tomorrow. So now I gotta get moving. Yep. Getting right on that. Uh huh.

I need to clean today, too. I'd much rather curl up with a blanket and watch the snow.

My patio is one big white mound. The furniture has almost disappeared. The arborvitae is slowly collapsing under the weight of the snow. It is still snowing, and supposed to continue all day. There are kitty tracks on the porch, so at least Stray Cat is okay out there.

I usually like Garrison Keillor. Not so much today. [link]

WTF? Did someone pee in his eggnog?

You don't want me to celebrate Christmas, don't make the entire world stop for it.

Now, I'm totally a hater of the non-religious Christmas songs. They're basically celebrating cold weather, and I can't get behind that. I can't wait until they're done with. But I notice he doesn't mention Santa. Does he want him banned? What about the Christmas tree? What about all the solstice/yule things Christmas deliberately co-opted in order to become more easily adopted, and that are most popular amongst non-believers? I think his purist stance should give them all up.