Christmas Eve and all is well. Last night our neighbor, Bruce, brought down a ham, wonderful candied sweet potatoes, green beans, celery, pumpkin pie and cranberry sauce. We baked the ham and had a wonderful dinner with him, just the five of us. He was supposed to go to a Shamballa Christmas party, but it got cancelled because the plow was broken and there was too much snow blocking everyone's way.

Friday after we dug out we went into town and boy was it crowded, people were just emerging from the snow. The grocery store was being picked over leaving bare shelves. Two gas stations were totally out of gas, we went to a third because Dave had seen a gas tanker pulling in. But even after the library visit and the grocery store as we drove by the tanker was stuck in snow trying to get to the gas station and the driver was trying to dig it out with a snow shovel.

A lot of folks are complaining about the airport. I'd just like to say, hey, it snowed an enormous amount, you can't control nature, just respect it. At least they still had power, the people had toilets to flush and food to eat. Think about the folks who had to deal with Hurricane Katrina, that airport was a 1000 times better than the super dome. I am amazed that the postal service and UPS are working today, they didn't ask for the two or three days off from the storm, yet they are giving up their time. That is really the true spirit of giving. Same with the airport folks, I give them a big THANK YOU, it really makes you appreciate humanity, maybe it's time to stop grousing and count our blessings.