Frozen Monday
The newer car wouldn't start this morning, and the doors are frozen shut on the older one, so Craig is working from home. The car troubles turned out to be a blessing in disguise because it turns out the heat is out at the office. In fact, Craig *just* informed me they've officially closed the office until the heat is fixed. So our very smart cars saved him over an hour of driving this morning by not letting him leave. Thank you, cars.
I'd planned on hitting the grocery store up for some cookie essentials, and doing the very last of my gift shopping today. I'm thinking now that errands can wait until tomorrow, when it's supposed to be warmer, like in the 20s verses the single digits on either side of 0. In the mean time, I may need to rethink my baking strategy so I can still get some done today with whatever supplies I can find at the small store across the street. The gingerbread may be out if they don't carry molasses, and it's very unlikely I'll find vanilla bark or meringue powder there, but I'll find some very simple recipes I can bake today and hopefully I'll get to the store tomorrow morning.
As for the last of the gift shopping, if I really think about it, I'm pretty sure I can find a few things around the house that will work in a pinch. The last person I need to shop for is very artistic, so worst case scenario, I bundle myself up so much that I can't put my arms down, and I toddle down the street to the art store for gift-worthy supplies. We'll save that option as a last resort though. I still have tomorrow.
And it looks like I only have tomorrow morning. There's another winter storm warning for Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday morning, and they're calling for more ice. I don't mind if the weather makes me have to go with Plan B as far as baking and gifting go, but I'm really hoping it doesn't interfere with our holiday visiting schedule this year. For the first time in as long as I can remember, I'm content with our visiting schedule and feeling absolutely no anxiety over it.
No. You know what, I'm not even worried about the weather changing our visiting plans. I'm as cool as the thermometer is this year. (I wonder if my temperament is weather related.) I'll be disappointed if the weather messes up our plans, but I'll roll with it.
