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As my previous post probably made clear, we've finally had an appreciable amount of snow. (Well, I think there was quite a bit over Thanksgiving, but we weren't here to experience it then.) There's probably about 3" out there, total. The bigger issue is that it's blowing like crazy. The wind was actually enough that I could feel the house shifting a bit this morning (and this house is really sturdy - less likely to do that than other houses I've lived in). So my trip to and from daycare was rather entertaining - I was fine as long as I didn't have to start from a complete stop. In those cases, I did slip and slide a bit before I got going. Extra slipping and sliding if I was starting and going around a corner at the same time. Four-wheel-drive was sounding really nice... I'm curious how long it will take us to break down and get an Outback or a 4WD Vibe (I don't think M would go for that... he hates the Vibe/Matrix for the same reason I love it - because you're sitting up so high relative to the size of the car). This afternoon will be MY first adventure with the snowblower (to get the rest of the driveway clear and to do the sidewalks... why, oh why, did we buy a house on a corner lot?), and fortunately there will be NO video of that!

great.

Apparently my current (old) contacts are not breathable enough for my eyes, so I've got a lot of excess capllaries (ie, blood-shot-ness), and some scatching of my cornea where the contact apparently digs in. Am I being scammed? I don't know. The upshot was new, much more expensive contacts that, when combined with what seems to be neosporin for my eyes twice a day for the next week, should resolve the negative effects of my old contacts. Bonus: the new contacts are the sort that you can supposedly sleep in for up to a month, although this optician recommends removing and cleaning them once a week once I've treated the old contact-induced issues (during which time I'm to remove them daily). I also was going to get new lenses for my current glasses, since the script is old enough that I don't feel comfortable driving in them. But the difference between new lenses for my old frames and entirely new glasses ended up being only about $130 and my current frames don't have spring hinges (bad when you have a baby who likes to enthusiastically remove your glasses), so I got whole new glasses, too. AND they're little and purple. Bonus points there, eh?

Gym orientation went well. I chose the strength training orientation because, frankly, I know how to do cardio. So the nice boy showed me all the machines, gave me a card to record my workouts on (damn... that'll keep you honest), and set me free. I decided to forego more weights and go do cardio. Unfortunately the 2 rowers were occupied by the geriatric set, so I found myself a nice recumbent bike, popped Me First and the Gimme Gimmes into my ears, and raced that pesky dot around the monitor for half an hour (mental note: Interval 1 is BORING!).