Snowmageddon

Mamahan: Where’s the spoon for the jello you were eating?
Punkin Jr: I licked it clean and put it back in the drawer.

And thus ended our stay at the hotel we resigned to the previous evening. (Note to reader: Check the silverware in those kitchenettes.) The threat of snow loomed all day. We watched diligently for those first snowflakes and waited for the go-ahead to leave early. By 4 p.m. I had to leave. (Note to self: Leave earlier the next time, no matter how grumpy the boss is about it.) The snow was blowing heavily and the thoughts of attempting our steep driveway in the white stuff didn’t appeal to me. It took me an hour to travel from my office to Punkin’s preschool, which normally would take 12 minutes. Since that part of the trip took longer than expected, and the next leg of the trip was sure to be a doozy, I stopped at Sonic for some dinner. It took me another 40 minutes to get back to the interstate. I eyed the red lights on the interstate and decided another two to three hours in the car was not for us. I had gone the equivalent of eight miles in two hours. How would the next 20 miles fare? Ugh! I made a u-turn in the middle of the bridge and easily (how uncanny) made it back to the office park and a hotel down the street from my office. We were in for the night.

Oh, and the boss. He couldn’t even make it out of the office park like many other people. He ended up in the same hotel in a room directly above us. As far as PJ goes, it was just another adventure. She enjoyed checking out the room and all its nookd and crannies and gadgets. Thankfully I had packed lots of extra snacks and we had plenty of DVDs. As I told my mom later when we finally got home, PJ probably would have been fine on that long ride. She had movies to watch and a book to color. The only exception being is that she wouldn’t have had a spoon for the jello.

P.S. This was our 7th snow of the winter. Unbelievable! Many others didn’t escape the traffic like we did. They ventured on in the cold night. Many were stranded for hours and had to walk home.

Band Name #1

Being the daughter of a musician, you know it’s going to happen...


Punkin Jr.: Mom, I know what the name of my band is going to be.
Mamahan: What’s that?
PJ: Punkin Jr. and the Meringues.
MM: That sounds excellent.

Please note that PJ derived her inspiration from a Strawberry Shortcake movie that she was watching. All the characters have cute little names like Custard, Lemon Pie, Raspberry, Cupcake, Ginger Snap, etc., etc., etc. And the game begins.