Pete tried to get me to use Sharpie

I have all sorts of things I want to talk about today, but there’s so much that I’m having a hard time organizing my thoughts.  Perhaps it would be easier if I made a list:

Ah, that’s better.  Now I can stay focused and on task.

• The daily snow bitch-fest report:  We were supposed to get a big storm yesterday and today.  Schools were closed yesterday, since the snow was supposed to start at 9 a.m.  What really happened is that we got heavy flurries in the morning, then the sun came out and warmed things up a bit, then we got a messy wintry mix starting at 5:00, and perhaps 3″ of snow overnight.  Definitely not the 5-10″ predicted.  The sun is now trying to come out and shine on us.  The kids are home today… again.
• In a moment of unbelievable stupidity, I decided to walk downtown yesterday morning to take care of a couple of errands.  One of them really could not wait, but I could have at least driven there instead of walking.  Walking down the driveway, I realized it was icy out.  Walking down our little street, I slipped and nearly fell several times.  Yet I continued on.  Because I’m stupid like that.  Needless to say, I ended up on my knees a few times and had several of those spine-stiffening moments when I nearly fell but caught myself quickly, which led to me being very tense the entire time I was out.  Suffice it to say that I’m a bit bruised and sore today.  On the up side, I didn’t break anything or crack open my skull AND I got in some exercise, so I’m calling it a win all around.
• If you are a frequent — or even infrequent — flier, you should know that starting May 1, American Airlines is going to start charging $8 to rent a blanket or pillow for domestic flights.  Other people’s hair and who-knows-what stuck to the blankets will remain free to all users.  I’m sure that other airlines will quickly jump on the money-making bandwagon and, pretty soon, you’ll have to put quarters in a slot in order to actually fasten your seatbelt before taking off.
• In other news, I am officially going to BlogHer this year, so holler if you’re going too, so that we can make plans to actually, you know, meet in real life.
• No, I haven’t forgotten my promise to scan photos from my scandalous pageant past.  I actually scanned them yesterday, but had some technical difficulties, blah blah blah, and hence no photos today.  I’ll get to it, I promise.
• I also have another shocking confession from my past to share, but am waiting on photos from a former partner-in-crime.
• I usually plan out our meals every week — this week, we were supposed to have roasted chicken, cauliflower gratin, and other veggies for dinner last night and then slow-cooked cannellini beans and sausage tonight.  However, because of a series of unfortunate events — didn’t go to the organic butcher because of the snow, forgot to buy cannellini beans — I’ve had to improvise.  Tonight’s dinner has been changed to red beans and rice with the aforementioned sausage and also the aforementioned cauliflower gratin.  I have now realized that tonight’s meal is essentially a colonic.

Okay, so I’m checking the list on my hand to see if I’ve forgotten anything.  Nope, I’m all good.  Thanks to Sarah Palin for the great organizational tip.