Friday, December 19, 2008

Snow Watch 2008 continues

Even though it is snowing here, there isn't enough snow there to open the trails that run past our cabin yet. Sigh. I really thought this week was going to bring the snow. But now they are calling for a big storm on Sunday which is good and bad. Good because more snow is better and bad because that is the day we are supposed to drive over. At least we have the portable DVD player this year to keep the kids entertained. And never underestimate the power of grandparents.

But with the snow here, we got a test run on how the kids were going to like playing in the snow. I'm happy to report they LOVE IT, so I'm sure we'll be having a big wild party next week.

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Christmas Cards

Tis the season to freak out about getting all the right presents. But it doesn't stop there, nope, you have to figure out Christmas cards. As usual, I have procrastinated until the last possible moment. So, now I'm in a bit of a pickle since we're leaving for vacation in a few days and there is probably no way I'll get out my cards before Christmas. Maybe I'll just make them Happy New Year! cards. I'm still debating since I could go with a slightly lower quality and get them this week. But I'd also have to sacrifice on the number of photos I can include (4 instead of 8) and I'm really having a hard time choosing so few photos. At least it isn't snowing yet.

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Snow predictions and bailouts

Ok, Snow Watch 2008 continues. Here's the latest forcast for the next fews days.

A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA ON FRIDAY. THISSYSTEM WILL LIKELY PRODUCE WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWS NEARTHE CASCADE CREST. VALLEYS IN THE LEE OF THE CREST WILL PROBABLYHAVE A SMALLER CHANCE OF SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL...BUT THE EXACTTRACK OF THIS STORM IS STILL UNCERTAIN.

I am keeping fingers, toes and anything else I can manage crossed. I'm sure we'll have fun without snow, but I really want to SKI!!!!

In other news, Jeff is obsessed with the auto bailouts. I'm really not sure how I feel about it. In general, I'm a big government girl. But I also feel totally annoyed that the US auto makers have spent so many years fighting any kind of move into the 21st century. They have pushed their giant gas-guzzling vehicles, shipped a lot of jobs overseas, and faught any legislation to move to higher fuel effeciency and new technologies. At the same time, they employ a lot of people who aren't going to have many options if they find themselves out of work. Bah. I think Ford deserves some help. Not so sure about the other two. But one more rant from Jeff and I'm gonna open a can of whoop-ass on him.

Saturday, December 6, 2008

stupid house

OK, this is why my house needs to be completely gutted or torn down and rebuilt from the ground. The freezer dudes show up this morning (at 7:40 by the way, WTF?) and I haul my hung over ass downstairs to let them in. They get the freezer to my basement door and what do you know, it is super narrow! I suppose it should have occurred to me to measure it, because we've had this sort of problem before. Jeff and I wanted a king size bed but we couldn't even get the split box springs up the stairs. The stairs are so narrow and steep and you have to make a full turn at the bottom. I didn't think about it with the basement stairs since it's a straight shot.

Anyway, the freezer won't go down the stairs. Back to the store it goes. No giant freezer for me, at least this weekend. Supposedly I can get an upright that they could get down there. And on the bright side, the delivery guy totally knew his shit and was super nice.

Friday, December 5, 2008

Cheesy movies I love

OK, here's my list of favorite cheesy movies. I'll have to add to it over time, because I know I won't be able to remember very many off the top of my head. This is in no particular order.

  1. The Sure Thing
  2. Love Actually
  3. The Way We Were
  4. 10 Things I Hate About You
  5. Bridget Jones's Diary
  6. American Pie
  7. The Parent Trap (both versions! If you say anything bad about Hayley Mills, I'll totally kick your ass)
  8. Ferris Bueller's Day Off
  9. Sixteen Candles
  10. Grease
  11. Dirty Dancing
  12. Pillow Talk
  13. The Cutting Edge

Thursday, December 4, 2008

Remodel on hold

Ok, we have a plan. We're going to hold off on the remodel until we save some money or it magically gets cheaper. I'm hoping for both. If interest rates really fall to obscenely low lows, then that is going to make me happy. Not sure what it'll do to the economy, but who cares, its all about me, right?

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Don't look directly at the boobs

We went to see Role Models at work today (yes, I do have the best job ever) which was completely inappropriate but highly entertaining. In the movie, one of the guys gives the advice that you should never look directly at a girl's boobs. Now, you definitely do need to watch the lecherous staring but I think the casual glance is acceptable depending on the circumstances. For example, I spent years perfecting the "look at my boobs" move which involves leaning on a table just the right way to get the proper amount of cleavage. In fact, I've done it so much that I now do it all the time without thinking, although when effective it is still entertaining. However, I tried this move on my husband a few weeks ago at dinner and he just said "are you showing me your cleavage?" Sheesh. I really need to get some new moves. Anyone have any good ones to share with me?

pre-baby jeans

I'm so excited to be wearing pre-Bob jeans. That's right, pants I haven't worn for 4 long years. And yes, they are a wee bit tight in the butt, but otherwise pretty good. I don't even have muffin top. Wahooooo!

Snow Watch 2008

OK, Jeff informed me the other day that there is NO SNOW at Mazama. That's right folks, nada, zero, zippola. Hey, guess what? You can't ski if there is no snow! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.

Ok, I calmed down and decided to go check the historical data. Jeff claims that the closures of SR20 should accurately reflect when snow will start accumulating down the hill. As you can see, the pass often closes in early Dec, almost always by the 15th. And if you like charts, here's a fun one.

But now, I will have to be obsessed with checking the weather forcasts, the Mazama web cams and doing rain dances.