The Deep Freeze

It is so cold here - and it has been for a week. Really, really cold - highs of -20 kind of cold. And the snow....there is so much. I was shovelling the front walk yesterday, and I got a good look at the depth of snow out there. I was amazed. There is so much. And it's still coming down! This is the most snow I can remember for a long time. James and I are constantly remarking about how all this snow reminds us of our childhoods. We had a lot more snow back then - and it wasn't just that I was shorter so the drifts looked higher - I have photographic proof! But this year rivals my childhood memories. Some people have commented how this winter reminds them of Edmonton. Fantastic, I say. Who wouldn't want to think and dream about living in Edmonton?? What city isn't envious of Edmonton?

Speaking of childhood memories...once when I was younger we visited the Tupperware factory in Orlando, Florida (Kids...where do you want to go today...Disneyworld or Tupperware??). At the end of the tour they showed us the Tupperware model kitchen. EVERYTHING was in tupperware. It all matched. It all looked so nice. It has been the ideal I've been striving for my whole adult life. Well...I'm one step closer. I spent the afternoon unwrapping and filling my new tupperware. Here's my cupboards now:



Now I really want everything in a new container that matches.

Finally, I went to the doctor for my annual checkup and she gave me the form for all my lab work. I have the worst time remembering to go get the blood work done. I went last night, but then realized that I have to be fasting for 10 hours for one test. So I came home. Then I was faced with a dilemma. Should I:

A) Fast at night, and then have to go to the lab with kids in the morning, or

B) Fast in the day (yikes) and go without kids at night.

I chose B since I've eaten enough Christmas baking over the past few days to see my through a 5 day fast. To help pass the fasting time, I did some serious shopping therapy. Really, it's a win-win situation.

Time to go to the lab and then eat.