For the past several days, all anyone has been able to talk about is the upcoming and soon-to-be-here blizzard. I'm in the middle of Oklahoma, just about 25 miles west of the larger Metropolitan area of Oklahoma City, and yes, it's just about here! I just put the dogs out for the 9th or 15th time today, and they aren't big fans of the white stuff lazily falling from the sky. I can tell you someone else who isn't a fan, and that's Lady Sif, my daughter's Arabian mare. Nope, the horse is certainly not happy. She's in her new blanket I bought her for Christmas, and she's standing in her little protective area, but she is side-eyeing me when I go out to give her a carrot. (I do that a few times a day)
The last time Oklahoma City had 5 inches of snow was just last year, around this time. However, the last time Oklahoma City had 8 inches of snow was Christmas Eve 2009. The last time it had 12 inches of snow at one time was January 1988, and they're saying we're shattering that record over the next day or so. We'll see. I have no idea what to expect, if I should expect anything, or if I should just hunker. I'm fairly good at hunkering. I've been in hunker mode for a while now - we did our bread and milk run early to avoid all the rush and then we both remembered we live in El Reno, and there really isn't a need to do that. El Reno has always been rather even-keeled.
Friends at work were talking about the storm today. Apparently, it's been named Fern. To me, and really to any Oklahoman with a memory, Fern was the name of our great Lowland gorilla momma who lived in the Oklahoma City Zoo for a very long time. She was 46 in 2005 when she went to see Jesus; I liked her. I mean, how many times can you actually claim to like a Lowland gorilla? I can seriously remember her sweetness, kind eyes, and the way she cuddled her babies. She'd stand up to her "husband" too, and that was something we all thought was rather cunning to watch. I think I miss Fern.
There's no way I'm going to miss this weather event. It's coming now, and will be here and not only among us, but engulfing us for the next 36-42 hours from what we're told. We could see accumulations of over 14 inches, and if that happens, we would certainly break records; hopefully not the water pipes or electrical wires. It's more snow than ice, but you just never know. Another friend at work asked me what my plans were for the weekend since everyone will be shut in. I guess they think of me as some sort of jet-setter -- nope. I will do the same thing this weekend as I do most weekends - write.
When I'm not writing, I'm reading what I wrote. I'm going to be reading more, correcting, and making things make sense. That's the entire weekend in a nutshell. Of course, I will be doing it in my onesie and in a big, heavy Snuggie-type blanket-inspired jacket. It was something silly like $11 on Amazon a year or two ago, and I can't tell you how happy it's made me. I love the stuffings out of it. It has a big, huge pocket in the front for your hands and a smaller pocket inside that one for your cell phone! Dang! You know I'm a happy girl.
I'll sleep in, drink loads of mushroom coffee, stuff my face with carb-sweet snacks, and read, read, write, correct, read, write, erase, and read. I'll take a break, maybe go get the mail, which won't be there because the mailman couldn't get through, and I'll race the dog back to the coziness of the office where I'll read again, write again, correct and fluff again, taking passages out of the book and adding stuff in the pages to make the thing pop! It's a great time... my favorite time of the writing process. I look forward to it the entire time I'm racking my brain just to get the book out of my head and into the computer.
If, and I would be sad, if we do lose power, and we have to live life primatively in the dark, cold, hellscape that can become dangerous and scary -- I will cuddle with the dogs on the couch and read while I have God's light, then I'll use the generator to cast a little light so I can continue reading. I won't waste all the energy on heat because I'll have dogs and several blankets, but I will cuss when I have to get up and go pee. I bet I cuss a lot if that should happen. I really do pray it doesn't.
Well, I'll keep you posted on what happens and what I end up doing, but I can only hope and imagine that I'll have a very relaxed and uneventful few days ahead of me. I can't call in to work on Monday if we're snowed in because I work from home! LOL... no one else will be in their offices around the country, and we won't reach anyone unless they also work remotely. A few adjusters do now - gotta love it. I won't go back into the office for anyone. I won't because I can't. I don't have any clothes that would be office-ready. I wear sweats and onesies, pajamas, and joggers now. I won't put makeup on for anyone, and I think I'm allergic to people -- if I had to tell the truth. (which is hilarious for an extrovert to say)
Let it snow!!
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