C: Juxtapositions!!

Well, Saturday I left this:

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and I awoke Monday morning to these views from my front porch:

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We have had lots of snow (for our area, anyway) and I have missed my first two days back to the office.  My son and I drove up to get MIL on Monday afternoon—we don’t have to leave the driveway, mind you—and slid off the driveway into our ditch!  Our drive is as flat as anything I can imagine, but we were just to the left of center because we could not actually see where the drive was placed, and the slope of the edge was just enough to allow gravity to pull us into the ditch!  Needless to say, we got MIL and snuggled in at home.

It’s Wednesday morning, and I’m waiting for daylight before striking out, but I am determined to be at my desk this morning. 

I have spent some of my time off organizing pictures, and will be posting in the morning (I hope!) with some pictures of the trip.  Hopefully, V is doing the same!

C

Comments

karen said…
Hey... thanks for the follow at Maggie's. Glad to find you. Looks like a fun blog...I'll be back soon.
cheers!
February 10, 2010 at 6:32 AM
Anonymous said…
Hello C. glad you are home safe and sound. Too bad about all this snow. I am so tired of it and this AM it is snowing again. That's ole man winter.
QMM
February 10, 2010 at 7:11 AM
Michelle said…
We are having quite a bit of snow here in KY. Snowing even more this morning and we are out of school yet again.
February 10, 2010 at 8:02 AM
Vickie said…
Ahhhh - I could just lose myself in that beach picture! Makes my toes wanna curl up!

We don't have snow, but it's nippy out. I'm sure lookin' forward to more beach pictures of you gals. I know ya'll had a wonderful time!

Watch out for them driveways, girl!
February 10, 2010 at 2:29 PM
Anonymous said…
Just two words: reality check!
February 11, 2010 at 1:29 PM
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