Rescued

Nicole and Greg and the boys rescued me the day before yesterday.  I also should admit, I lost track of the days.  That happens to me during the holidays.
Anyway, the snow started on Sunday, and ended Monday morning.  With a huge mess all over.  I wasn't going anywhere.  Went out and shoveled a bit, and went back in and wondered how one person living by herself in a house could make a such a mess.  And doesn't anyone ever clean up?  Question for the new year.

Anyway, toward evening on Monday, Nicole and Greg showed up with the boys and the snow plow attached to the truck, and Greg plowed me out.  Whoo hoo!

And then they took me home with them.  We had plans for the next two days.  We did go to the New York Botanical Gardens in the Bronx for the train exhibit, and had a great time.

 The Conservatory

Kennedy Airport, TWA building, with a concorde in front.  New this year, and totally awesome.

the Conservatory

This is the old Yankee Stadium, part of the train show, everything made from seeds, bark, nuts, twigs, etc.

The Brooklyn Bridge - the whole thing is just amazing

The little red lighthouse under the George Washington Bridge.

.And the gingerbread house in the Children's section of the gardens

On the way home, the bridge over the East River:

 It reminds me of an erector set.

And from the George Washington Bridge, lower level:

This is looking north, toward the Tappan Zee Bridge. From the car window, but what a view!

We did not, however, go to the city today.  I thought about it, and to go to Manhattan the day after a snowfall was very tempting, but having a baby in a carriage and a three-and-a-half year old in tow would have been a little too hard.  I've been in Manhattan when the snow had fallen.  Yes, the sidewalks are clean, but forget about the intersection when you have to hop across huge puddles!  So we decided to just go shopping.  Which was fine!  This way Greg, who had to work today, didn't feel left out either.  Some other time we'll go into the city, and we'll enjoy it.

I got to see the brothers play with each other:

 Jackson reading a book to Evan.  

 And Evan grabbing Jackson by the ears, totally happy to see his brother.

Blizzard

Post Christmas ---

A blizzard - I'm not kidding - has hit us here on the East Coast.  It's still going on.
My daughter and her family were on one of the last flights out of Newark Airport yesterday around 9 AM, before things started to get shut down.  It didn't start snowing here until about noon time, and then it came down and didn't stop.  I spent the day tucked in, watching TV, puttering around, put up a shelf, and played with my photos.

My cousin from Germany flew from Germany to Chicago on Christmas Day, spent a night there, and she and her husband were supposed to fly to Baltimore yesterday and go on a Caribbean cruise from there.  I wonder if they made it?  Or if they are still stuck in Chicago?

Today I'll dig myself out, and hopefully will be able to drive to Nicole's tomorrow.  We're planning to go to the Botanical Garden in the Bronx, and see the trains.

Hope you are all well, with not too much snow, and enjoying the winter weather!