remember when we used to get snowed in?

For the past week or so, I get up and immediately peek through my blinds, hoping to see white on the trees and the deck.

So far, there hasn't been any.

When we were younger, there were Thanksgiving's when we'd get snowed in up in Fargo. All of the cousins would line up in rows in the basement and watch movies while the adults made popcorn and drank wine. It was fun.

Don't get me wrong - it was nice to have perfectly clear roads and 50 degree weather in Fargo for Thanksgiving. But what with all the global warming (on a side note - if you haven't seen "An Inconvenient Truth" - rent it now!) there is a definite lack of snow. It doesn't bug me too much now - but once it gets closer to Christmas, I will become exceedingly more Grinchy if there is no cold white stuff.

I have also ingested WAY too much chocolate today. Note to self, do NOT buy candy for the candy dish. Your office is out of the way of anyone that might eat candy and you end up eating it all by yourself.

Also - a question for any cat owners out there. Do your cats/cat chew on electrical cords and if so - how did you get them to stop? Tula was pawing and chewing at 5 a.m., and when I reprimanded her as loudly and sternly as I could muster out of a deep sleep, she only jumped up and stole my pillow. Help!! My quality of sleep is dependent on any answers I might get.

Class sessions left: 3
Papers left to write: 4

Quote o' the day:

"There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is in having lots to do and not doing it." - Mary Wilson Little