Ruby Red Slippers

I felt sorry for myself when I moved way down south for one reason in particular (because mostly? it's warm and sunny here like 300 days of the year). BUT, snow days? I knew I would miss them because a snow day is even better than a planned vacation day. It's God's gift to us - no, really, today, don't do ANYTHING, I'm warning you. And that? Well that makes me want to cry out of sheer, unadulterated happiness. I can prop my feet up and search the internet for pretty pictures ALL DAY and not feel guilty for being lazy because hey! snow day. Usually I'm lazy - but to pay for the laziness, have to sit around feeling bad about it. Not on a snow day - on a snow day, no one is a go-getter. The best part is, those type-A's who would normally be rushing to work are looking outside saying, "oh goodness, I had that proposal, but you know, it just REALLY looks slick out there!" And even though I would drive in the blinding snow for a bottle of Jim Beam, I just peer outside and agree, nodding my head gravely. You don't want to risk it, you really don't, think of the children! (And then come sit with me on the couch and eat generic fruit loops). We don't get snow days. But can you guess what we DO get? Tornadoes! I thought I'd been forsaken in the sunshine belt until yesterday, people started calling us left and right asking, "are you ok? I heard there was a tornado?" Schools let out, people came home from work! Bud was on his way home from a business trip and so just came straight back to the apartment. We ran to the grocery store and loaded up on essentials: steak and red wine and then came home because we REALLY shouldn't be on the road right now. We really should be doing nothing but eating, drinking and watching TV. And fielding calls from concerned family and friends. No, no, don't worry about us, we're fine. Unless you want to send some money for the tornado supply kit we're putting together: Cheap red wine: $7-10 Netflix subscription: $10.99/month Magazine subscription with good house decorating ideas: $50/year Blankets for the dogs to poke heads into when thunder claps: $20 or so apeice Make checks payable to E. Hope McClure. Thanks.