Saturday, December 19

Vomita Lives!!!



You may remember Vomita from an earlier post in June. My sister was looking for a home for this cat with a hard-luck story. My sister didn't find anyone willing to take Vomita, so she still has her. The cats name now is Emesis, which is a medical term for throwing up. The cat had a tendency to throw up a great deal in her youth. She doesn't throw up anymore and everyone refers to her as "Emmy."

Poor Emmy isn't right in the head--a bit downsy I think. She can't stop herself from climbing up on counters and tables. She knocks things over and gets into food. It is a constant battle to keep her out of things she shouldn't be doing. She loves to climb the Christmas tree. She is a very high maintenance. If we're having a family dinner, Emmy has to stay in the basement or she would be walking on people's plates and on the food. Emmy is lucky she was found someone willing to put up with her craziness.

Saturday Evening Snow Accumulation



This was taken at dusk and you can see the foot and half of snow higher on the fence (compare to the photo below taken this morning). I did some shoveling, so some of the snow on the left side of the fence is from piling of shoveled snow. It was certainly a snowy day. We are going back to DC to shovel our house out tomorrow.

The Snow Storm Begins

Bing's Dream Comes True -- The 12 Days of Christmas



Although Christmas is 6 days away, Washington DC and the metro area is getting walloped with a HUGE snowstorm today. Accumulation of 2 feet is expected. Shane and I are about 2 hours north of DC, at my mother's house to celebrate an early Christmas. We are flying down to Florida on Christmas Eve to spend the actual holiday with Shane's family. We hope to be able to drive home to DC on Sunday, but we'll have to wait and see if that is possible.

The song is by Bing Crosby and from the holiday classic Holiday Inn. Enjoy!

SNL Finds Lost Ending of It's a Wonderful Life -- The 12 Days of Christmas



Dana Carvey does an amazing Jimmy Stewart in this Lost Ending "found" to It's a Wonderful Life from Saturday Night Live. "He's not even a cripple!"