Best Neighborhood's Boyfriend proposed to S yesterday! So happy for the both of them.

It's raining now, hope it is warm enough to melt the ice in my downspout, cause I'd rather have J&S basking in their giddiness than rescuing me from the roof again.

Shoveling was not too horrible, but the snow is falling fast enough that the asphalt is almost completely covered again.

We are now looking at rain until about 9pm.

Someone - I think aurelia? - mentioned this thing from Thinkgeek [link] and now my kids are running around the house pretending to be video game heroes and cowboys.

Timelies all!

Raining here.

No longer snowing here, but the wind is still blowing it around a lot. Only 4.5 inches total by my measure, but I'm glad I don't have to be out in it today. [link]

My stretch teacher uses coconut oil as a sunblock.

Based on previous experience, coconut oil is not an effective sunscreen, despite what the interweb says. At least, not for melanin-challenged people like me.

It's raining and just above freezing. This probably means icy sidewalks tomorrow morning.

Oh yeah, I should go outside and scrape down the sidewalk etc. while it's close to freezing, before it starts raining. Instead, I am doing laundry and making soup! It's a good thing I'm just making the soup for me, because I lost the label off the broth in my freezer, so I'm 90% sure it's veg broth, but not 100% sure.

OK, so I removed some of the last bits of snow off the sidewalk and driveway, thereby ensuring that it will in fact be warm and rainy enough to get rid of all of it before it freezes again. You are welcome!

I just shoveled for the second time. About another 4 inches had fallen since the last time I was out.

Also, it sounds like everything around here is going to be closed through Tuesday, because of the beastly cold on top of a huge amount of snow. I have a feeling I'll be working from home tomorrow at least.

It sounds terrifying out there! Stay safe.