Snoverkill 2010 (Part 3)

We watched snow and blowing snow all day long.  The “snow dunes” as I’m calling them are getting pretty high.  We decided to go a bit old school.  With all of the wind, we’ve got a lot of drafts through our windows and doors, and we have a lot of uncovered windows.  So we hung blankets, tablecloths and towels over the sliding glass door in the kitchen and the bay window in the dining room to see if they made a difference.  Indeed they did — the tempature in the house has risen by 2 degrees in the first hour we’ve had them up, and it feels like it’s getting even warmer.  Time to start turning the heaters down.  We’ve decided that we’re going to get some heavy curtains to hang on the windows sometime soon to help with our energy bill.

We didn’t run by the store on the way home Monday night because it was late and I was convinced there wouldn’t be anything there to get, so we’re without milk, orange juice, bread, deli meat, and fresh veggies.  Looks like I’m cooking out of my freezer for the next couple of days.  Tonight will be an indoor barbeque with bbq chicken thighs and legs, macaroni salad, french fries, and dill pickles that I canned over the summer.  I think I’m going to do a pork roast with brown rice and corn kernels tomorrow.  Lunches will be leftovers.

I’ve been a bit nervous that all of the snow will collapse either our deck or the swimming pool.  The deck has a nearly flat aluminum roof, and the swimming pool is one large rectangle.  So far we haven’t lost either, but I’m keeping an eye on them.  Thaw time is going to bring some major flooding to this area; hopefully we’ll be spared.  John’s working in the basement on the airplane now, and I’m getting my favorite computer game started while I’m waiting for dinner to finish.

I hear that we’re in for some more snow on Monday and Tuesday.  That means the grocery store will be INSANE this weekend.  I just can’t win.

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