Amelia's flight cancelled due to snow!

Of course, we are very lucky that everyone in our family is safe and warm. But we were supposed to go to Atlanta last night to pick up Amelia about 9 pm. She said the 3 o'clock flight left LaGuardia, but all the later ones were cancelled. she was supposed to be on a 6 pm flight. She is very sad and was trying to figure out some other way to get here, along with the thousands of other travelers in NY. But sometimes there is no other way! Sigh. The last train had left at 2. She and Kevin were thinking about renting a car and driving, but I don't suppose the roads will be clear until tomorrow, at which time she could fly a lot faster.

Meanwhile, my cold did not really slow me down much. We ventured to the post office to mail a last package and pick up a few groceries--mostly eggs and flour and the things Amelia wanted to make her favorite cookies. I did some wrapping and cleaning and cooking. I made soup from the CIA cookbook, using the leftover chorizo, frozen peppers and other vegetables. It was quite good. I also made French bread and Vanessa made an apple pie (for Amelia). I vacuumed and finished making the beds, making room for Amelia in the sewing room. I placed one order on line. I need to buy something for my mother, but inspiration has not struck yet. I was counting on Amelia to help me. She could shop while I was at work. Except she's in NY! We would have woken up this morning and made her favorite apple pancake. Sigh.

I could not sleep last night, partly because of the book I was reading, partly because of my breathing. But mostly neither of those things has kept me awake other nights. Possibly lack of exercise. Anyway, after midnight I went down to eat ice cream and watch tV, which put me to sleep within about 20 minutes. Of course, then I had to come back upstairs and it took me a while longer to go to sleep again, but I seem to have made it, sleeping until almost 7. It looks like it will be sunny here this morning, as it was yesterday. It's hard to imagine they have 20 inches of snow north of here. But it sure rained a lot Friday, so that makes sense.