Saturday January 5, 2008

Worst Part of the Day - So the mail issue continues. After all the shoveling I did yesterday, my husband says (gallantly) "I'll get you your mail." And this very morning he goes out and shovels for about 35 minutes. I looked at this chivalrous effort with a critical eye. "I don't think it's enough." He replied with some gusto "OH it's enough." At about 4:15 p.m. today I hear the mail truck. I look out my window and watch as the mail truck pulls up to the mailbox, slides and then pulls away. With IMP up taking a well needed nap and SB (sweet boy 2.4 years old) playing with a "computer", I run out the door. I catch the mailwoman at the next mailbox. I ask "was that path not good enough?" She replies "it's almost good enough, but I still can't get through." I say with an ever increasing volume "we haven't had mail for four days and we don't have a snowblower and I shoveled for three hours yesterday and my husband shoveled for a hour today." (Tich hyperbolic, but I'm trying to get NETFLIX here.) The mailwoman puts a hand to her heart and said "oh I'm so sorry, there is nothing I can do." So I say "well, can I get my mail?" She said "oh I'd give it to you, but it's 'on hold' at the post office." I tell her I'm filing a complaint and thank her and run back to the house. SB and the dog are waiting at the window - probably wondering why they live with such a crazy person. Then I think "THEY WERE NEVER EVEN PLANNING ON DELIVERING MY MAIL AS IT WASN'T EVEN IN THE TRUCK" (yes I'm a little slow on the uptake these days.) I jot off a complaint to the USPS and calm myself down. A big thaw (50 degrees - whoo hooo) is acomin' so I think this will all be moot very soon ... until the NEXT snowfall. Maybe I need to buy that snowblower NOW.

BEST PART OF THE DAY - SB is not really talking and most kiddos his age are chatting away. We've had the speech path come in for about seven months now. Today he was repeating letters and sounds and saying "mama" on command. I can't wait to hear what's in that head of his!! We also snuggled while he watched a DVD prior to bed and he is soooo sweet in those footie pj's.