We're Still Here!

Oh boy what a week it's been. I haven't been on even though I've been home for the past four days because we've been down for the count with a wicked cold. I slept through New Year's day, I think I was only awake about an hour total. Thursday I drug myself into work only to be sent home and went promptly back to bed. Friday I stayed home because I just couldn't function. Saturday was the same. All I could manage to do was sleep. Finally on Sunday I managed to get out of bed and started cleaning the house. I knew we were not going to get better if I didn't sanitize everything. I stripped all the bedding, Cloroxed every surface, sprayed enough Lysol to put a mushroom cloud to shame, and despite the cold I opened up a couple of windows for a little while just get some fresh air in the house. I'm fairly certain at this point that Nipsco is going to love me for that one.

As if that wasn't enough, the Midwest had a blizzard Sunday evening and the state of Indiana declared a state of emergency. Starting at 6pm Sunday night they had pulled all the plows off the roads and decided it was illegal to be out. So many people were getting stuck that they threatened to issue a $500 fine to anyone caught driving. The risk was just too great and every extra driver on the road was a potential hazard that rescue crews might have to retrieve. They even shut down the two major highways near us. From what I understand, all of Porter County is still under lock down due to the high wind gusts creating insane snow drifts.

Due to the extremely dangerous driving conditions, my manager made the decision to shut down all 7 of our locations today. I'm certain it wasn't a decision he made lightly, but I was certainly glad that he did. We live in unincorporated area, which means that we have to take what you'd consider "back roads" to get to any main street. These of course are the last on any list to get attention from the plows. It wasn't until around 3pm today that I finally started seeing trucks coming through our subdivision.

School is still cancelled for tomorrow for Lena thanks to the negative temperatures, but sadly I will have to return to reality tomorrow. Even though I was sick, I was really enjoying being home. And the kitties certainly have enjoyed having us home too...