Well I survived the ice storm that hit nh on the night of December 11th. Was without power heat or water till yesterday. 96,000 in the state still remain without it. My sister being one of them and she may not have hers back till after Christmas according to the power company. There were near 500,000 without power Friday morning. My kids spent the first two nights here but when temperatures plumeted on Saturday they went to my mothers house. I stayed here and toughed it out with the dogs and looking at my face now may not have been the best idea as its looking like i might have had the start of frost bite on my cheeks. But I made the best I could of it. cooking on the bbq girl, running a fire outside in the fire pit. Sunday i ended up staying at my dads with the kids to get the puppy out of the cold as well. What a miserable weekend. And I am severly feeling the toll it took on me today. Also crying like a big baby constantly. SO thats all for now. Below is some youtube footage I found of the devastation. Whoever says natural disaster dont happen in the northeast is dead wrong.
The one below is of my town but it shows none of the destruction from my end of town we still have roads shut down.
This is a link to the local news site
http://www.wmur.com/video/18285218/index.html
(this was supposed to post the other day but for some reason didnt )
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Thursday, December 11, 2008
To Remind Myself
Sometimes when life gets hard a need a little reminder of the simple basic life functions....
Monday, December 8, 2008
Tag Im It
Ok I never get tagged so thanks Mo for thinking of me. Sadly I have no one to tag back but I'll answer the questions anyway.
Egg nog or hot chocolate?
Hmmmmmmmmmmmm Very tough choice. Does the eggnog have rum in it? lol Ok truth is I'm more of a hot chocolate kinda girl. Especially the land o'lakes flavored ones. If you can get the graham cracker one its to die for. Add marshmellows and it tastes like a liquid s'more mmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Does Santa wrap presents or set them under the tree?
Its about half and half. Santa always puts unwrapped movies on the tree and a free unwrapped ones under the tree when Santa's hands are too tired from wrapping.
Colored lights on tree or white?
COLORED and mine dance and sparkle and blink lol
When do you put your decorations up?
Usually the day after THankgiving. I go shopping at 3 am and then come home soup up on coffee and decorate. But not this year just honestly wasnt in the mood. But all the decorations are up now.
What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)?
Well we do a holiday buffet at my Grandmother's house. Hard to pick from all that people bring and its different every year. Ummm maybe the shrimp and cream cheese spread or the garlic dip mmmmmmmmm or the bleu cheese dip and veggies or my uncles chili or my other uncles chicken wings or my mom;s lasagna. OMG now im starving. Food is my favorite part of Christmas tradition and this year I have no vacation planned so I dont care if I get fat over the holidays.
Favorite holiday memory as a child:
When I was 3 all I wanted for Christmas was a monchichi. And after all the presents were opened I was heart broken cause I didnt get one. My grandfather had bought me one of those ride on ladybugs and he told me to open the seat. Inside was my monchichi that come to find out he waited 4 hours in line at the toy store to get. For my birthday this year over in Amsterdam I got the exact same one bought for me again because mine is pretty worn but yes I still have my first one. And I cherish them both.
When and how did you learn the truth about Santa?
Truth what truth would that be? Are you trying to say Santa isnt real? LIARS!!!! I believe in Santa and always will.
Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve?
When I was little we opened presents at my prents house with my dads side of the family on Christmas eve. Now that my mom and dad are divorced and my grandmother on that side is dead we dont do that. But we have lovely christmas eve dinner at my sisters house and exchange a few small gifts.
How do you decorate your Christmas tree?
I give the kids all the middle and bottom decorations and I do the top and then when they arent looking I readjust all the bottom ones so they arent all in one spot.
Snow! Love it or dread it?
Love it December through February come March I hate it.
Can you ice skate?
I used to be able to. We will see as there are plans in the works to try once this year. As well as February school vacation for the kids my sister and I are planning on learning to snowboard with the boys.
Do you remember your favorite gift?
Yup same as my favorite memory my monchichi.
What's the most important thing about the holidays for you?
Family
What is your favorite holiday dessert?
HAHAHAHAHA its so stupid and its not even a dessert but its my favorite at holiday time. ANDES CANDIES!!!!
What is your favorite tradition?
JUmping in the car on a cold Christmas morning and racing to my Grandmothers house to try to be the first ones there. lol Shes truly one of my best friends in the world and I am thankful for every minute I get to spend with her and hope there are many more to come. Anyway just having my entire family together talking over one another stuffing our faces with buffet food and the kids int he background whining about when we get to open presents lol Its truly well magical to me.
Which do you prefer, giving or receiving?
WHat kind of perverted question is this? lol ok bad joke I know. I'm totally a giver. To me gift giving at Christmas time is all about the kids. So long as I see those wide eyes and huge smiles I dont need any other gift.
What is your favorite Christmas Song?
Baby It's Cold Outside.... The Frank Sinatra version
Candy canes! Yuck or yum?
Yum so long as they are the plain peppermint kind. Im not found of those weird flavored ones. But the peppermint ones yummo I buy peppermint mocha creamer for my coffee and use the candy candy cane as my coffee stirrer.
Ever recycled a Christmas present?
Never if I dont like a present I dont give it to someone else. Why on earth would I give someone something I didnt like. Thats just mean.
Don't Be A Scrooge! Tag 7 friends to Deck the Halls...
Like I said no one to tag but have a Happy Holiday Season
Egg nog or hot chocolate?
Hmmmmmmmmmmmm Very tough choice. Does the eggnog have rum in it? lol Ok truth is I'm more of a hot chocolate kinda girl. Especially the land o'lakes flavored ones. If you can get the graham cracker one its to die for. Add marshmellows and it tastes like a liquid s'more mmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Does Santa wrap presents or set them under the tree?
Its about half and half. Santa always puts unwrapped movies on the tree and a free unwrapped ones under the tree when Santa's hands are too tired from wrapping.
Colored lights on tree or white?
COLORED and mine dance and sparkle and blink lol
When do you put your decorations up?
Usually the day after THankgiving. I go shopping at 3 am and then come home soup up on coffee and decorate. But not this year just honestly wasnt in the mood. But all the decorations are up now.
What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)?
Well we do a holiday buffet at my Grandmother's house. Hard to pick from all that people bring and its different every year. Ummm maybe the shrimp and cream cheese spread or the garlic dip mmmmmmmmm or the bleu cheese dip and veggies or my uncles chili or my other uncles chicken wings or my mom;s lasagna. OMG now im starving. Food is my favorite part of Christmas tradition and this year I have no vacation planned so I dont care if I get fat over the holidays.
Favorite holiday memory as a child:
When I was 3 all I wanted for Christmas was a monchichi. And after all the presents were opened I was heart broken cause I didnt get one. My grandfather had bought me one of those ride on ladybugs and he told me to open the seat. Inside was my monchichi that come to find out he waited 4 hours in line at the toy store to get. For my birthday this year over in Amsterdam I got the exact same one bought for me again because mine is pretty worn but yes I still have my first one. And I cherish them both.
When and how did you learn the truth about Santa?
Truth what truth would that be? Are you trying to say Santa isnt real? LIARS!!!! I believe in Santa and always will.
Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve?
When I was little we opened presents at my prents house with my dads side of the family on Christmas eve. Now that my mom and dad are divorced and my grandmother on that side is dead we dont do that. But we have lovely christmas eve dinner at my sisters house and exchange a few small gifts.
How do you decorate your Christmas tree?
I give the kids all the middle and bottom decorations and I do the top and then when they arent looking I readjust all the bottom ones so they arent all in one spot.
Snow! Love it or dread it?
Love it December through February come March I hate it.
Can you ice skate?
I used to be able to. We will see as there are plans in the works to try once this year. As well as February school vacation for the kids my sister and I are planning on learning to snowboard with the boys.
Do you remember your favorite gift?
Yup same as my favorite memory my monchichi.
What's the most important thing about the holidays for you?
Family
What is your favorite holiday dessert?
HAHAHAHAHA its so stupid and its not even a dessert but its my favorite at holiday time. ANDES CANDIES!!!!
What is your favorite tradition?
JUmping in the car on a cold Christmas morning and racing to my Grandmothers house to try to be the first ones there. lol Shes truly one of my best friends in the world and I am thankful for every minute I get to spend with her and hope there are many more to come. Anyway just having my entire family together talking over one another stuffing our faces with buffet food and the kids int he background whining about when we get to open presents lol Its truly well magical to me.
Which do you prefer, giving or receiving?
WHat kind of perverted question is this? lol ok bad joke I know. I'm totally a giver. To me gift giving at Christmas time is all about the kids. So long as I see those wide eyes and huge smiles I dont need any other gift.
What is your favorite Christmas Song?
Baby It's Cold Outside.... The Frank Sinatra version
Candy canes! Yuck or yum?
Yum so long as they are the plain peppermint kind. Im not found of those weird flavored ones. But the peppermint ones yummo I buy peppermint mocha creamer for my coffee and use the candy candy cane as my coffee stirrer.
Ever recycled a Christmas present?
Never if I dont like a present I dont give it to someone else. Why on earth would I give someone something I didnt like. Thats just mean.
Don't Be A Scrooge! Tag 7 friends to Deck the Halls...
Like I said no one to tag but have a Happy Holiday Season
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