It's been 'limbofied' here since the freeze set in on Thursday night! We had to cancel work on Friday because we couldn't move the Mini-bus for the snow! The council hasn't been gritting side streets, so as you can imagine the snow has just piled up over the past couple of days and there's more to come tomorrow. I'm still no further with the Christmas shopping than I was last weekend and to try and plan a shopping trip around the Met Office's predictions is proving imposible.
The older children *the tweeny-agers* are getting nervous and with good reason! They know Santa only has them to shop for and are asking lots of questions, making me feel even more guilty. What can I do I ask? I can't predict the weather and I can't risk injuring myself more by falling by trying to finish my seasonal shopping. I have bought their main present which is the 320Gb PS3 with all the do-da's and mod-cons and 3 games. I'm hoping and praying that this isn't all they get until the snow and Ice thaws. :( I know they will be ok given the circumstances, but it would make me feel so misserable.
To be honnest, I so need a break in this arctic weather to try and go food shopping as well, but temperatures are expected to plumet to -21 in some parts of the country tomorrow. Sigh! 'Eyebrow raising figures as you can imagine! The prediciament is: Travel early and risk it on Ice, or wait untl noon and shop through snow?!? One way or the other, whether it be on foot or borrowing bro's 4x4 we have to venture out to town; in all honesty - It's been a pain in the rear end for everyone!

Anyway, besides the sheer boredom/frustration/anxiety/panic attacks of not being able to do what I want to do this week, I have been given the opportunity to catch up on the household chores. Being grounded is like a blessing in disguise (believe it or not) especially when I consider all the things I've been able to catch up on, so all in all - it hasn't been a complete waste of time. *Can't believe I just realised that - yet it's true* :P

We'll see what happens....