Heading for "More" Snow

We are so excited because we are going to see Papa and Grand Kat for the holidays. What could possibly of wrong? Well, they did get a little snow...err maybe it was more like a blizzard. It sounds like we are going to have a little Christmas Adventure. Wish us luck. I am definitely going to pack my winter gloves.

Fence Troubles

Yesterday the kittens were outside and playing in the snow. I heard Little scream, "Mom, we broke the door!" The first thing that crossed my mine was that they had destroyed my car door. I soon realized they were talking about the gate. I asked them see if they could fix it and they said "No, we do not know how to fix concrete!" They were still a little nervous because they did not want Black to be mad at them. I called Black at work to give him the bad news. Apparently, he already knew there was a problem with the fence and was not surprised or even upset. The kittens were relieved. When Black got home, we looked at the gate and decided that we need to save up to fix the problem correctly. Until then we will not use the gate, so Black hung the gate back up and I painted a sign that reads "No Entry!" We will put it on the fence today.

Snow Days!

Well, the snow came and the schools canceled classes. We got to start our Winter Break early. The kittens are playing in the snow and Black is slaving at work. I figured I should at least take a moment out of my day to write a post. I have been so busy this semester. I got an "A" in my last class and the good news is that I only have 2 more classes to go. I will be finished by June 15!!! Until then, be understanding if you do not see many posts from me.

Snowed In

This weekend we got the Blizzard of 2009. I think there was at least 20 inches of snow in our area. Even the snow plough got stuck on our street. Momoko and the kids were off from school today. But I had to head into work.

So yesterday I went out in the afternoon and tried to dig out my car. It was tough because a plough did come by and "plough me in". Eventually I cleared a path for my car to get out. I later found out this was the easy task.

Momoko was parked deeper in our driveway. There was a lot of snow shoveling to get from the curb to her car. Luckily Kit Kat came out and helped me. Then Little Kat came out, but I think he dropped more snow on the driveway than he cleared. Finally Momoko came out because she saw we needed the help. Momoko actually went out driving today in the snow. Yippee.

Snow is Coming

Today I told everyone at work that I was leaving at 3:00PM. I had to do that to ensure I could leave on time. It was my turn to pick up Kit Kat from school. She had an after school activity that made her miss the bus.

My company gave me some cash. So today I signed up for a college class next semester. I was able to do this online. The only disturbing part was that I was the first person to enroll in my class. If nobody else signs up, the class will be cancelled. Come on people.

They are calling for a lot of snow tonight. Luckily it is the weekend. The big boss at work told everyone to take home their computers in case we got snowed in. I did not obey. I don't want to be doing any work from home. If it snows, I get a snow day. Yes.

Shopping on a Cold Winter Night

Kit Kat needed some supplies to do a project from school. Momoko was tired so I got drafted to drive her to the store. When we got outside, it was very cold. We went to an arts and crafts store. They had little shopping baskets.

We went up and down the aisles. Finally we found some molding clay that Kit Kat needed. Since we were there already, Kit Kat picked up some knitting yarn. She also grabbed new wooden knitting needles. Apparently the metal needles bend too easily.

Afterwards we drove down the strip mall to get to Best Buy. We picked up a new alarm clock for Little Kat. His alarm always goes off at the wrong time (waking me up). Momoko told me to put the alarm under the tree. However I am going to make Little Kat open up this "gift" early so he can wake up on time.

Stick in the Ground

Little Kat's alarm woke me up this morning. He must have set it for the wrong time. I ended up going to work early. This enabled me to come home early as well. I was the first one home.

When the leaves started falling from the trees, I was ambitious with collecting them and bagging them. Lately I have been a little slow in collecting the leaves. So today I decided to go out and pick up the leaves.

This is when I found something strange in the yard. There were sticks that were point straight up from the ground. It seemed unnatural. Was Little Kat or some of his friend's trying to plant a new tree? Or maybe, just maybe, the things fell down form the tree and plunged straight into the ground. It still seems unlikely.

Pawn Stars

Momoko stayed home from work today. She had worked real hard this weekend on her college class. Tonight was the last class of the semester. So I drove Little Kat to school today. He was still asleep when I woke up. The old alarm was not set.

Kit Kat and I watched a series on the History Channel called Pawn Stars today. It is a family business in Las Vegas. The show is very interesting. You hear a lot about the history of the items brought in to be sold. There is a lot of bickering among the family. And the main owner does a lot of negotiating with people selling him items.

Another Friday Goes By

After work I went to Kit Kat's school. She has a Friday afternoon club and stays late. While in the parking lot, I texted Little Kat. He successfully made it to his friend's house. He is spending the night with his best bud.

Kit Kat and I headed to the local library after school. She reserved some manga books online. They were there. Then we went home and picked up Momoko. The three of us went out and ate some pasta.

At home I watched the movie Julia and Julie. It was about a failed writer who started a blog. She spent a year trying to cook hundreds of Julia Child recipes. It was quite entertaining, as the movie also introduced us to the life of the real Julia Child.

The Tree is Up

Last weekend the cats tried to put up the Christmas tree. However some technical difficulties with the lights caused a slight delay. This weekend they came back in full force. The tree is now up.

The star at the top of the tree is dim. But we can live with that. The hardest part seemed to be fitting all the presents under the tree. And I have not even wrapped the gifts I am giving.

I think Little Kat decorated our front door as well. We don't need too much. We are going out of town for Christmas. Personally I am looking forward to a "Wii" Christmas. Do you know what I am saying?

No Parking

Today I was awakened by a call on my cell phone. Usually I shut off the phone before bed. It was the boss. They had some emergency. Lucky for me I could not help them. I just pointed them to some other people on my team. Then I went back to sleep.

Eventually I woke up and got to work late. There were not many people there. Slackers. I could not find anybody to eat lunch with. So I went to my favorite restaurant at the mall. I had just one problem. There were no parking spaces.

Then I recalled Momoko telling me that nobody parks at the top of the parking garage. As I circled around the lower levels of the garage, it was not looking good. All the spaces were taken. Then I got to the top level and there were maybe 3 cars there. I got a little paranoid. Was there something wrong with the top level? It was strange. The garage is actually a lot closer to the restuarant I like than the parking lot. I need to make a note.