Snow And A Broken TV

This weekend was quite the little adventure. Snow watch at our house started Saturday night, but much to the girls dissapointment, not even a speck fell. In an effort to beat the bad weather, we ran out to Target for some gloves and other minor supplies and then Hubby ran out to Winco and QFC for groceries. Unfortunately he forgot a few things and planned to head out Sunday morning to get them (hoping to beat the snow). It actually began to lightly snow as he was at the store. But then DRAMA! I got up and went to turn the tv on.... Nothing..... No picture at all. I got sound, but no picture. I couldn't even pull up the menu to see if the pictures adjustments had someone gone crazy. Hubby got home and checked all the wires. Still nothing except for hints of deep red in blackness if you bumped the tv just right. Our tv, which we had only had for maybe 2 years, had croaked on us. Oh joy!

I will admit that I rely quite a bit on our tv. In the morning, cartoons help distract Mickey from morning pain and stiffness. In the afternoon I use it for my workouts. Going without would just plain SUCK! So, even with the snow starting to come down harder, Hubby went back out to Target to get a new one. Thankfully the snow only left a light dusting that melted almost instantly, so the roads were still safe. Now we have a pretty new tv. My first HD flat screen. Nothing too expensive, didn't want to break the bank, plus we have a fairly small living room. It was a lot sooner than we planned on buying one, but oh well, life marches on.

Today it's still snowing on and off. Nothing too terrible, we have not even accumulated 1/4 of inch yet, although I have heard some nearby areas have already gotten an inch. See, we live in the weird area called a "convergent zone". Here the weather swirls around in an odd and often unpredictable pattern. Sometimes weather gets trapped outside this swirling and we end up with a milder version than everyone else. Other times the weather gets trapped in the swirling and we end up with more severe weather. Mickey is enjoying pressing her nose to the window everytime the snow starts to fall. I'm trying hard to keep her and the apartment warm, hoping to keep her pain and stiffness to a minimum. That can be hard to do when it's 26 degrees outside. And with this cold, my anxiety level goes up. Because it's below freezing, the snow is sticking, making the road ways icy and slick. I will definitely feel better once Amee is home from school and hubby is home from work.