To say that today has been a busy day would be a MAJOR understatement!  I’ve been going in 16 different directions and have actually gotten a lot accomplished, surprisingly!  I found a bunch of CD’s that I needed to load into iTunes…so I would load a cd, once it was going I would head into the living room to load a box, or arrange furniture, or move laundry between the washer/dryer, or any one of a number of other chores.  The Upstairs isn’t perfect yet, but I think the downstairs is the first thing seen and sets the initial impression.  Thanfully the phone hasn’t rung, to indicated someone wants to come see the house, yet!

UGH, it’s been 11 years since the last time I went through the house selling experience…and I’d forgotten how much work it was.  Plus, the fact that I’ve had 11 years to gather that much more crap than the last time I went through the selling experience (see my scraproom for verification on “crap” or “scrap” collecting).  I was going to say the “good thing” is that Brian is in ND so he won’t ever figure out what all I’ve thrown away, sold, or donated…the “bad thing” is that Brian is in ND and I have the full responsibility to get everything done, although David has really been a big help.

On a side note, please continue to pray for those in ND right now.  They are pretty much shut down with a blizzard which is going to cause more flooding once the snow stops and the sun comes out to melt all that snowfall.  The flooding, I’m afraid, is going to worsen before it gets better.

View from the Front Window

This is the view from the front window during our “snow storm” from the other day, Monday, I think it was.  As I mentioned in the post below…I am just now getting the photos downloaded off the card.

So we had snow again yesterday.  On the rare occasion that Vegas gets snow, it usually hits my area…the NW part of Vegas, as was the case on Monday.  However, yesterday, it started snowing again, only it hit everywhere BUT the NW part of town where we are.  In fact the South and East parts of town got upwards of 8″ of snow yesterday!

Yeah! 8″ of snow, in LAS VEGAS!!!  When people talk about hell freezing over, most people think of Vegas…between being know as “sin city” and the fact that it gets so freakin hot here in the Summer, but it officially froze over yesterday.

We did get a lot of snow yesterday, so much so that THEY SHUT DOWN THE SCHOOLS FOR TODAY!  Yesterday was an “in service” day (teachers and admin working but kids were off) and today is a snow day!  I’m stuck home with my kid for 2 days!!!  (just kidding)

Meanwhile, Brian is in North Dakota for a job interview (I’m anxiously waiting by the phone for his call).  He flew out early yesterday morning…before Las Vegas’ McCarren airport started cancelling flights (thank goodness he got out!).

When we found out he was going to ND for a job interview I started nagging at him to get some cold weather clothes…specifically a coat.  He asked if I thought Kohl’s would have warm jackets.  Ah, Yeah, cold for Las Vegas coats…not cold for ND coats.  I told him he needed to go to a sporting goods store where they sold ski supplies.  Did he listen, NO!  So as soon as he got in his rental car, he called to bitch about how cold it was in ND and that he almost froze to death.  (UM, HELLO!  Did I not tell him to get his ass to Sportsmart???)  He informed me that he was on his way to Schiel’s to get some warm clothes.  MEN!!!  Would it kill them to listen to their wives?  We might actually save them some pain and suffering!!!

My house, lightly bathed in snow.

When you vote, the voting district usually gives you a sticker to wear that shows that you voted and I think to hopefully visually reminds others to vote too as you continue about your usual activities.  I, being the smart ass I am, asked for two, which the kind people at the grocery store, (yes, the early voting sites are in grocery stores) were more than happy to give me.  I put one on my shirt (and managed to get a discount at Starbucks for showing I voted), but also put one on my front door.

Why, you ask, did I put one on my front door???  Well, when you have political canvassers knocking on your door up to 5 times a day, it really cuts down on the commotion caused by the doorbell ringing, the dogs barking, and having to drop what you are doing to see who it is.  Yep, the Steinke doorbell has been silent since I put that sticker on the door! Gotta LOVE it!!!