My first storm.....in prison.

Hi...It's me....Annie Grace...
Today started out like any other morning.....The Lady wakes up at 4 AM with a bad dream then can't go back to sleep so next thing I know we are watching Little House on The Prairie .....yes....it's still on. Since none of this has any bearing on my schedule I go back to sleep. Next thing I see it's 7AM and The Lady is out cold. With a quick swipe of the Miracle Potion (Mary Kay Lip balm) as it hits the floor she gives me the one eye look. A tablespoon of Sheba as I watch The Today Show. Now she is making a list. As I watch the news with all the talk about a snow storm coming today I grow anxious. What have we prepared for? I have never seen a snow shovel here, no ice salt, no ice scraper for the car and as if the hurricane preparedness kit was not pathetic enough (if anyone has to ask what I mean then you have not read my beginning blogs) now we are doomed! So I think really hard before I ask her......here it goes...."Hey Mommy Dearest...are you ready for the storm? Do we have supplies?" She glances up from her growing list and says "Oh Annie of course you are safe, I am going out now to get a few last minute things." So now I look at the list while she is off looking for her UGG's and white fur hat. This is the list, no milk, no bread and no Sheba.
1. White wine
2. Decembers issue of Fine Cooking Magazine
3. Beef - to make stew
4. Patricia Cornwall's latest book
5. Deep conditioning hair treatment
6. Red wine
7. Scarlet red nail polish
8. Scented candles
9. Cookie dough so she can thank whoever shovels her out
10. Stamps - so she can send thank you notes to everyone who shoveled her out I am sure

So basically I have resigned myself to the idea that she think the day will be a home spa day with a novel and fermented grape juice. My my my ...won't she look fabulous tomorrow! Since no one will be shoveling her out I am smug with the thought that she will be shoveling with healthy hair, red toe nails and a stomach ache because she ate all the chocolate chip cookies.

Now she comes back in to grab her list and all I can do is stare. Let's start with the white fur hat (I know she is having visions of Dr Zhivago.......no you are not Lara...look in the mirror!), the white North Face ski coat (nice touch....you do NOT ski...), black sweats (didn't you sleep in those last night?), and lastly..the coveted black UGG's. Move along snow bunny! As she spritzes on Philosophy - Falling in Love perfume and swipes Stila Snow Bunny shimmer on her cheeks (just the last piece of the costume) and off she goes...for last minute supplies, to keep us safe.