It's the big one - the Blizzard of 2013. They're calling it "Nemo" - what a ridiculous name for something they're calling a dangerous storm.
The snow started around 8am here in the NY City area, and came down quickly for a bit. Now, 4 hours or so later, it's sleeting. A foot + of snow is bad enough, but the icy mess just plain sucks.
Weatherman on ABC is saying "The storm is imminent" - ummmmmm, I thought "imminent" meant arriving very soon. The storm actually has already arrived. The WORST of it may be imminent, but they're saying the actual blizzard conditions aren't arriving until 6pm this evening. Ish.
The scary part of this, for me, is that apparently Nemo is taking a similar path to Sandy. Two major storms taking similar paths in about 3 months is more than a coincidence, isn't it? They're predicting a storm surge associated with high tide (impacted by a new moon) tonight. If we will be getting hit by storms like this regularly, how are people expected to rebuild? There is so much debris left over from Sandy still, how can these poor people get through MORE damage?
There are people who have only recently had basic services restored (I'm guessing power, sewer, etc). How terrible to be facing the loss of power that may come with this storm.
I have happily taken a day off from work, not wanting to have to drive home in an icy mess if/when they dismissed us for the day. I kept my beloved daughter (who will turn 7 tomorrow!) home from school. They canceled part of school - 1/2 day only - in anticipation of the storm, and I thought it wasn't worth being out on the roads, for a day they will likely not manage to get anything done. So we've had a snuggly day, just the two of us. Daddy is on his way home from work. All will be well when we're all home and safe.
I have a beef bourguignon/stew on in the crock pot. Smells wonderful.
Tomorrow is my baby's 7th birthday. Where did the time go? Wasn't it just a few weeks ago she was 'dancing' in my belly to the radio as I drove to work? Wasn't it just a couple of days since that toothless grin lit her face and sucked everyone who saw it into her world of delight? Now she's almost a young lady, with opinions and ideas. She's independent and bright and makes me so proud to be her mommy.
We will have to get working on her birthday feast - homemade macaroni and cheese, a birthday cake made by Mommy, and even a spiral ham and veg for all to enjoy. So very glad we did our weekend away at a hotel rather than having planned a big kids party and now having to cancel it because of the weather! She's going to have a fantastic day anyway, because she's a fantastic kid.
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