Jenelle---Is she a basket case or is there potential?

Teen Mom and Teen Mom 2 are one of my guilty pleasures. I watch it despite all the drama and I always hope the best for the girls. In the first installment, I was cheering for Maci while Amber clearly was the bad guy in the show. In the second installment, I am cheering for Leah because she has twin girls. Jenelle has now taken over the roll of the bad guy in the show, but I am on the fence with her.

I think she really gets a bad rap when there are situations that do not escalate because of her actions. I am not standing in her corner by any means but I think that she isn't as horrible as everyone seems to make her out to be. I partly blame MTV because they edit the show how they see fit. I understand that there are storyboards and writers, I understand there is editing because clearly they can not show every hour of their lives. An hour of the show is what, a few weeks in real life? It seems obvious that they have to edit which clips they will add into the show to make it flow cohesively, but they also need to have a villain for the show. They only air what they think will bring in more ratings.

This is my real opinion about the girl. She obviously had enough common sense to understand that her mother was more capable of taking care of Jace, especially since it doesn't appear that she is getting any financial help from the biological father. He isn't even in the picture. She did make the conscious decision to sign over temporary custody to her mother. It wasn't a decision that was her own, but in the end she did agree to it. She got a summer job and was getting things for her son. Of course she is going to buy things for herself in the process. Everyone does from time to time, but did anyone pay attention to how much everything cost? I wouldn't pass up a skirt that was $3 as well. She was even in the process of getting financial aid so that she could go to college. Obviously she knows what she has to do.

She does have a bad habit of not keeping promises. She says she will come home when in reality she stays out all night with her friends. She says she doesn't drink or smoke but I've seen pictures of her with what looks like a blunt. Of course it could be photoshopped. It could just be a cigar, a Black and Mild, but these pictures aren't the most flattering of her as a mother. It doesn't look good for a young mother to be smoking anything that could be perceived as a drug. She has a bad habit of fighting with her mother (which I will address separately ) but no one seems to realize that there is more to the story. Her father hasn't been around for a while and apparently there are siblings who don't keep in touch with Jenelle's mother because they never appear on the show.

Did no one stop to think that maybe Jenelle doesn't know how to do certain things? Had her mother played a different role in her life, she would not be the way she is. Jenelle's mother, even during 16 and Pregnant, played such a horrible role. There was so much tension going on in that house that it is a miracle that Jenelle didn't go into premature labor. It doesn't matter what is going on; Jenelle's mother is always screaming about something. Not once in the any episodes do you hear her mother say she loves her, but she sure will go in the recap shows with Dr. Drew and pour tears saying she loves her daughter. It doesn't seem like Jenelle knows how to have financial responsibility, it doesn't seem like she has a lot of knowledge about home economics or life management. I'm sure if she made the effort to be a better mom, herself, that her and Jenelle would have a far better relationship.

Look at the relationships the other girls have. Chelsea is very close with her dad. Leah is close with her mom and step-father. Kailyn's mom isn't in the show much and she doesn't talk to her dad, but she still has a decent relationship with Joe's parents despite the fact that they aren't together. These girls want to live up to the parent's standards and they all made similar mistakes as Jenelle. After all, they are all teen moms. Even Chelsea's dad doesn't yell at her for her not studying the way she should and for having the father come back in the picture (especially when he learned that the boy moved in) . If Jenelle's mother were more supportive of her and wasn't constantly berating her or downgrading her worth, I'm sure Jenelle would step up as well.

Some may argue that Jenelle's mother takes great care of Jace, and I'm not going to disagree with it, but I also see that she uses Jace as a pawn to keep Jenelle where she wants and makes her do what she wants. She controls her daughter with the grandson. You rarely hear her speak in a calm tone of voice, which then ignites the fury that everyone dislikes Jenelle for. Like I said, I don't like the girl, but it seems that all people want to do is have that one person that they can talk shit about because it makes them feel important and right.

Who are we to judge this girl? We are in her shoes. We aren't in the situation. Yes, the other girls are better moms, but they also aren't in the situation Jenelle is in. Most will say they are better parents and I'm not in their situations to say whether they are lying or not. That is the point. They are placing judgment based on what they see on tv----which is constructed the way it is for ratings! I'm sure there isn't nearly as much turmoil in the show as it seems there is.

Jenelle could definitely ditch the guy she is with now. It seems as though she is staying out all night so she can be with the guy and the hickeys on her neck don't help the situation. She could be at home more. The comments of her being a part-time mom or a mom only on Saturdays could easily be fixed if she were to be at home more. However if she were there, then surely each visit will be another battle with her mother. She can't leave the house with her son since she doesn't have custody, but she wasn't able to leave the house with Jace even when she did have custody. She could definitely keep better hours. Being up all night and sleeping most of the day surely isn't helping her situation. She could have been working more often and she could have kept the stuff she bought at a friend's house and brought it over when her mom wasn't home. It would then at least appear that she is more devoted. She could have had more research done as far as the financial aid for college was concerned. If she did wait until the last minute to spring this on her mom, then that is something she could have fixed beforehand.

Trust me, I may not like Jenelle, but I hate her mother with a passion. 

Her mother really did not have to have some fight ready for Jenelle when it came to her signing a few sheets of paper. All it took was five minutes to sign her name a few times. It's not like she is going to be paying for her daughter's education. She is just itching to have a fight with Jenelle. Trust me, Mrs. Evans is far from being innocent! She is as much to blame for the fights that are had, for the fact that Jenelle can't do what she needs to do (such as signing the papers so Jenelle could get financial aid for college), and possibly for how Jenelle turned out. Had she been a more peaceful mother and taught her daughter responsibility, half of this wouldn't be an issue.

Of course, this is merely an opinion of mine.

Jenelle has plenty of room for improvement and I think she could be a great mother. Remember Farrah from the first installment? She was the same way. She was partying. She didn't spend time with Sophia. She fought with her mother all the time (who is a lot like Jenelle's mom). She shaped up. She was in culinary school, she had a job, she stopped dating, she even moved out for a while. She was going to therapy because her mother punched her in the mouth. She got the DNA paperwork so her daughter could get her dad's social security benefits (Farrah's boyfriend died in a car accident right after he graduated high school). She became a great mom. She still was whiny but she grew up. Jenelle has the potential to overcome all those obstacles. It's just people need to quit talking smack about her.

She has her flaws, but everyone seems to want to pick her apart because they want to show their dominance. They  feel that they are above her. It doesn't matter if they think she is a horrible mom. They aren't in the situation to judge her. They aren't giving her the benefit of the doubt and they aren't even willing to see the steps she is trying to take to make the situations better. She could very well not go to college, but she  wants to. They just want someone to complain about. No one sees all the fault that her mother is placing on the situation. No one sees the obstacles that Jenelle has or has had to go through.

Just sit back, shut up and watch to see what happens. I bet everyone will be thoroughly surprised after a little while. It will take some time, but I bet she will change everyone's mind here shortly.  And don't pay attention to tabloids! Doesn't everyone know that most of the stories are fiction?

Jenelle will be a big surprise for everyone and she may in fact turn out to be a girl I like.

I'm ready for this to be done, at least until next month.

Is it possible to feel so anxious and so mellow at the same time? I've just been so jumbled lately. Being as hormonal as I have been certainly doesn't seem to be helping me the past few days. Normally being on my period doesn't bother me (despite living in the bathroom and having extra laundry no matter what I do) but lately I just can't wait for it to be over. This is getting to be a bit stressful. It's also making it to where Daylan and I are getting on each other's last nerve. It's mostly me but whenever I am irritated with him, he is in turn irritated with me. It is what it is. I don't want to not have my periods, but I certainly don't want to keep going through this.

The more I think about it, maybe some distance between us will be best. I've been fighting the idea of doing another long distance relationship but now I'm not so sure it would be a bad idea. I have to go back to Florida regardless. I miss my friends, I miss my son and I miss my home. I can get my license again (by the end of the month) when I get there. I can get jobs and be able to have my own life. I certainly don't want to spend a year without him, but maybe this is just what we need. I think some distance in relationships is good for it as long as it doesn't become a regular thing.

As I am typing, we are starting to get slammed by a major cold front. It dropped 12 degrees in just one hour, about an hour ago. It was 28 degrees the last I checked. There is a possibility of snow either tonight or tomorrow. I'm hoping for both because I want to go out in the morning to seeing white everywhere, but I want it to still be snowing so I can get pictures in daylight. If the wind isn't too horrible, which it will be, I'll walk around with my camera again. What I learned this time around is to let the faucets drip. The pipes froze so we couldn't drain the kitchen sink. I also will have to take a quick shower tomorrow. Last week the hot water didn't last more than five minutes because everything was frozen. It's a good thing I only wash my hair twice a week. Washing my hair in ice water is horrible. We also laid down towels at the base of both doors, we left the cabinets under the kitchen sink open and we made sure to turn the heaters on. We are hoping to avoid the problem we had last time because doing dishes in the bathtub really hurts my back.

I'm getting fed up with crap in the house. Everything is old. Who knows when it was all replaced. We've been having issues with the toilet. It is constantly running. If I jiggle the handle, it will stop but sometimes it will start running again. It doesn't even flush correctly and the bowl fills up entirely. A month ago, the toilet overflowed completely. That next day, the sink in the bathroom sprung a leak. Then the sink in the kitchen malfunctioned a week ago because the pipes froze. The hot water apparently doesn't last if it is that cold out. Then last night the outdoor freezer busted. It is still running but it is warm inside. I'm still irritated that there is no dishwasher, washer/dryer hookups and no pantry space here. I'm just irritated living here period. The fact I have no friends here, no job, no freedom here doesn't help the fact that the house is having all these little problems spring up at once.

For some reason, I just don't care right now. I'm irritated, but the house isn't what I am irritated at. I'm just hoping my annoyance with Daylan decreases once my hormones level decrease. I'm just listening to music on my laptop while Daylan watches tv next to me. I found a new band that I am starting to like. I heard "Paperthin Hymn" by Anberlin on MTV so I decided to download the song. I've been listening to it for days so I downloaded more song. Little by little I am listening to them. Some of the songs already seem familiar but I'm debating if got a bad download, if it really is the song I am looking for, or if this was a remake. I know they re-did "Love Song", which 311 covered as well. So who knows. The few songs I've hears so far sound pretty decent.

I've been trying to get back into walking. I did it today and I almost didn't. The loop I walk is approximately a mile and a half. I drove it so it should be correct. I try to do two laps so that way I can feel good about it. My right calf is always hurting me while the rest of my body seems fine. Usually once I sit down a while my lower back pain subsides. I just am not sure why only my one calf is upsetting me. I am right-handed and I know I lead with my right foot, but I don't think I place more weight on my right side so there shouldn't be a reason as to why only that calf is irritating me. Regardless as to why, I am hoping I can trim down again. When I was walking before I twisted my ankle, I was able to get back into quite a few pairs of jeans. Now I don't fit into any. Daylan had to buy me two new pairs just so I could fit. I want those to be my backup jeans but I want to get back to all those pairs that are already in the closet. Not only that, I want it to be a start to the weight loss/trimming I want to do for whenever I do get married. C'mon, if I am going to wear a corset style dress, I want to look good in it. I just wish Daylan would get on board and do this with me.

I'm trying to cut down what I eat at one time and just snack more, but I can't seem to get Daylan to embrace that idea. He just goes back to the kitchen and eat a bowl of cereal. He won't walk with me. I walk for exercise and I want to do it for an hour but I can't seem to get him to walk for longer than 10 minutes. He acts like he will drop dead  if he does more than 10 minutes. He says "Aerobic was never my thing. I lifted weights" and I honestly don't know how he survived it if walking for ten minutes is such a hard thing. It would be easier to trim down if he were to support me. This would be a good idea for him as well.

God, it seems as though my posts for the past week to week and a half have all had this underlying negative tone to it. I'm just hoping that once the hormones go that the mood will leave with it. I'm ready to be feeling "happy" again. Well, as happy as I can be when I am inside this house all day everyday and only leave twice a week for short periods if I am lucky. I became compliant so my mood increased but god, I am ready for my period to just go away.

From rant to relax

I just have to have this repeat in my head, "I'm on my period. Calm down." It just seems that Daylan is bound and determined to have me blow up on him. It's taking everything in me to not do anything more than give him the 'eat shit and die' glare. I'm literally tired because I'm trying to not unleash the fury I am feeling inside of me. He doesn't understand that my insides feel like they are dying. I'm low on iron because I have such heavy cycles each month. The little things do nothing but make me see red and all I want to do is be as far away from his ignorant ass as I can because his stupid actions aren't helping. All I want to do is take a hammer to his xbox 360 or take a frying pan to the back of his head. "I'm on my period. Calm down." Woosah. Breathe. He is a guy. He is stupid.

These are the days when I wish I had a lesbian lover. She wouldn't be screaming at a video game. She wouldn't be cussing or saying words that shouldn't be in the American language. She also wouldn't be playing video games three times a day. She would also walk with me when she says she wants to work out. This lesbian lover would be more in tune with me rather than tuning me out with those damned turtle beach headphones. I ask him something and he doesn't listen. He asks me something and doesn't pay attention to the answer. The oven buzzer goes off and he is still playing even when I am telling him that food is ready. I may just take a hammer to that 360 soon.

I told Daylan that it feels like my insides are dying, I am bleeding constantly and I will break the stupid machine. He asked me why I feel so bad. Well duh. I also told him that it pisses me off when I hear him scream at the tv from across the house and no matter how many times I ask him to stop he continues. It always results in my yelling at him in return because while it is a "stress reliever" for him, all it does it make me stressed. I'm tired of saying something to him and it goes through one ear and out the other. How the hell is that supposed to make me feel? It just makes me want to knock his ass out. When he came to and saw me standing over him with that frying pan, he'd start to listen to me then.

On a positive note, Daylan did give me his other site of turtle beach headphones so I could tune him out. I believe that this is perhaps what I needed. I've been listening to music that has made me want to dance. I've kept it very upbeat and almost like club music. I definitely feel better. Now if only I had a bigger tub. I could go in there and just relax. Turn some music on, lock the doors, light some candles and just melt away. One day we will own one of these tubs. Something long enough for me. Something deep. Maybe add some jacuzzi jets in it. I want to be able to put some candles and bath oils around.That would be heaven. Until then, these headphones will just have to do.

It does seem as though something is wrong with our outdoor freezer. Daylan says it's running, but it just doesn't seem to be cooling. At least I feel better that it wasn't something like my leaving the door cracked. Maybe I can have Daylan called David, the family maintenance man, and see if maybe he knows what is wrong with our freezer. I certainly don't want to have to go through this again. A website I read said that technically there is nothing wrong with meat if it has to be frozen a second time. It's just frowned upon because the meat breaks apart a bit because there are crystals forming in it. The food quality may go downhill but as long as the meat isn't warm, there shouldn't be a problem. For now, our tiny freezer inside the house is just jam packed. It's such a pain. This is why I loved having this outdoors freezer because it gave me room. I was able to stock up and not worry about space.

I've been thinking about school a lot lately. I'm really wanting to go back in. I feel so horrible being 27 and not having a college degree of any kind. I understand a lot of moms wait till their kids are in school so they can go back into college. I saw it in the classes I took but it doesn't make me feel any better. I want to go back in so I can at least feel a little bit better about myself. Gosh, getting jobs (and higher paying ones) would be so much easier if I had a college degree. I definitely need to come up with a game plan with Daylan about school. I may have to wait another year because I am going to try to get two jobs when I get to FL so I can get my debts paid off, save up for a house, save for a wedding (and honeymoon) and get a savings account set up again. Getting money saved up is just step one. I still want to be able to go back to school at some point.

Quick mishap

I am hoping to remember to come back and blog again.

So not even ten minutes ago I went to the freezer outside. I figured I would just do steak and potatoes but I noticed that all of our meat thawed out. Look, I know I shouldn't freeze something that has thawed out but oh well. We just transferred everything to the freezer inside. I'm not going to throw away perfectly good meat and replace it. It will already cost us over $100 if we do that. I figure as long as it is cooked thoroughly, there shouldn't be a problem. The only meat I eat that isn't fully cooked is steak and that is because medium rare is heaven.

Maybe I didn't close the door all the way when I grabbed a pizza out, but even if it was cracked, it shouldn't have cooled off completely. It sounded like the fans were on and it was kind of cool. Maybe that was what it was. I hope it wasn't something stupid like not checking to make sure I shut the door. We will find out tomorrow. So it looks like pizza again because we don't have room in the little freezer.

At least I had a banana and a foot long sub earlier today. I'm not really hungry yet but I panicked and threw the pizza in the oven. Oh well, I can snack on fruit, berries and yogurt if I get hungry again.

Super Bowl Sunday is nothing but a headache

I grew up with the mentality that football was just a bunch of guys in tights running around for ONE ball. You got the fatties and the one hottie. Everyone has to guard this one hottie so he doesn't get crushed just so a piece of pig skin that is sewn together makes it between two plumbing pipes. You hurt others, you break bones, you get concussions and you can only make it a few yards at a time. How is that worth it? Oh wait, the boys get to have their butts touched by the other team mates when they say "Good game".

Super Bowl Sunday can suck it. I'll eat my beer and hot wings in silence rather than hearing people scream at the tv and throw popcorn at it. Yeah psycho, the team and the couch hear ONLY what you are saying. They don't hear anyone else who happens to be yelling at them too. You are just that special that they hear you yell "Defense! Defense! Defense!" and will actually listen because you are God.

Screw that. Give me NCIS instead.

I have a fever and it reads 105

I have babies on the brain and my fever is running high. I'm not sure if it is because of the pregnant bellies my friends flaunt or the babies they have. Maybe it is because I miss Gabriel and feel that I am just failing. I want another chance, but not right this moment. I'm hoping that I will be getting a positive pregnancy test in two years, three at the most.

I told Daylan that I think I will start getting baby stuff when I am in FL. It's what I did before Gabriel. At first I was shopping for Stephanie but then I kept on buying. I stayed as neutral as I could but I got starter clothes and half of the stuff I needed. When we found out the sex, the rest of the buying went into play. I'm thinking about just doing it again because you never know what your finances will be like when it comes time to deliver the baby. You don't know if you will be able to have a baby shower so it is best to just start early and get things gradually throughout the pregnancy.

It seems like things are more expensive now than they were six years ago when I was pregnant. The only thing that I'm sure I could get cheaply (besides clothes) would be disposable diapers. I thought about doing cloth, but I don't own my own washer and dryer. I also don't know how willing I'll be to scrape poop out and have remains of poop in my washing machine. That is something I would definitely have to read more into. It is costly at first but it seems like it would be inexpensive in the long run. I'm just now sure if it would be cheaper than disposable. My facebook friend, Jen Porter, seems to have a system for getting cheap diapers. She's getting a box of 120 or so diapers for about $15. That's not bad.

• Diapers
• Clothes/PJs
• Bottles
• Breast pump
• Milk storage bags
• Blankets
• Bibs
• Crib/Bedding/Mattress/Rubber crib liner
• Stroller
• Car seat (hopefully in a set with the stroller)
• Vitamin drops
• Gas drops
• Water filter (if you are mixing formula)
• Medicine
• Shoes
• Toys
• Swing
• Baby food (unless you make your own)
• Formula
• Pacifiers
• Baby nail clippers
• Baby bath (unless you have a deep kitchen sink)
• Changing table
• High chair
• Play pen
• Baby gates
• Teething rings
• Swing (both indoor and out)
• Room decoration
• Baby shampoo
• Diaper rash cream
• Baby powder
• Diaper inserts
• Clothes detergent that is formulated for sensitive skin
• Bottle brushes
• Baby lotion
• UV screens for car windows
• Baby sling
• Nursing pillow
• Body positioning pillow for baby
• Plates/silverware
• Bottle warmer
• Portable bottle warmer
• Baby book
• Diaper bag
• Bumbo baby seat
• Diaper wipes
• Nursing blanket
• Diaper genie (unless you do cloth diapers)
• Crib mobile
• Itzbeen baby care timer

God, if you only have a few months to prepare and get what you need this would be overwhelming. I was able to get what I needed before hand and both sets of grandparents got the major stuff but I would feel better if I was able to get this stuff along the way before I try to conceive. How could this be a bad idea? If all else fails, they would be great baby shower gifts since people only buy baby clothes at these showers.

So I guess I'll be saving for a wedding, a house, baby stuff and then trying to pad my savings account again. Oh boy. Maybe it's a good thing I don't have an immediate time line. Two years for a baby, a year on a wedding......Oh boy. Crap!

Holy crap!

It was rumored that we would get snow but I found it hard to believe since it was so warm yesterday. We had both doors open all day long so we could air out the house. According to The Weather Channel, it was an average of 60 with a brief high of 80. It suddenly dropped around 9pm and it got down to 20. This is some bipolar weather. We have a low of 10 tonight so I will definitely have a fire going tonight. The thing that gets me is that it will slowly climb, starting tomorrow, and it will be in the low 60's again by Saturday. Anyway, back to the story. The storm that came certainly brought rain. First it turned into pea-sized hail, then it became sleet, and it quickly turned into snow.

There was still lightning all around me and the snow began to fall hard. I've never seen lightning and snow together but it was beautiful! Man it was cold. I have on a tank top, a thin long sleeved shirt and a sweater on but snow still fell into my bra. I didn't make a good choice on clothes. I had on leggings, my pj pants and sweat pants on. I was shaking. I wore more today as I took pictures and the wind still cut through me. Unfortunately my gloves, scarf and ear muffs are in storage. What the hell!

Anyway, snow is not a big deal to most people. In fact, it seems as though people hate it. I truly was excited. It just doesn't seem like we will get anymore snow. I'm now seeing rain clouds in the forecast at all today. It's cloudy but I doubt we will get more snow. I figured it would be that way when I found it was snowing last night. I ran out there because who knows how long this would have lasted. Here are the pictures.

It started out as pea-sized hail. It hit our roof with such force that I thought it was much larger. It quickly went to sleet and then snow.

This is what I walked out to an hour and a half later when I heard the hail stop.

This is the first time my car has seen snow. That is Daylan's dad's car. They traded for the time being because the Durango really needs new hubs and bearings, but we are still waiting on them to come in.

Can you tell that I am happy?

The ground here isn't as level as it appears to be. There are lots of holes and slopes. Slightly off to the right is where the cliff starts. I refused to walk in the grass in fear I would twist my ankle again.

This picture reminds me of the "orbs" people claim to see when they are witnessing something paranormal. This was just beautiful. I couldn't catch the sky when it was lit up from the lightning but it truly was a sight to see.

You can barely see the rocks and the boat in the front yard but they were starting to get their layer of snow.

I truly was amazed to be seeing snow. It seemed at though everyone else in the country got snow and it just bypassed us. I had two or three inches on my car by the time I got outside.

This was when it really started to get heavy.

By this point, you wouldn't know there was a boat out there unless you knew to look for it.

I was wearing layers but I didn't choose the right sweater. Snow kept falling into my bra and making me jump. It certainly was a wake up call. My hair also started to get heavy as the snow layered my head.

It's funny how my roots look gray because of the snow that accumulated at the top of my head.

I was laughing.

This was as far as I'd venture into the back yard. I twisted my ankle one night because I stepped into a hole that an animal dug. I couldn't see the hole due to the snow.

I wish I could have stayed awake so I could see what it looked like outside at 5 or 6 am. I'm sure everything was white. I bet you couldn't see any color anywhere.

By this point, I had to delete a bunch of pictures. I was shaking so hard that the pictures were blurry. I knew it was close to my limit. I didn't stay out much longer.

Enough said :)

My camera had to be wiped off quite a few times since the snow was so heavy. The last thing I needed was for it to not work because it got wet.

The view of the boat as it got it's layer.

This was taken this morning. I never thought I'd see a picture of a cactus covered in snow. It's an oxymoron.

You can see some color (brown) in the distance but if the trees had leaves, you would have seen any color.

This is no longer snow, it was now ice. The crunching as I walked made me hungry for cereal.

It really was beautiful. I would have stayed outside longer but I wouldn't stay. I spent half as much time outside this morning as I did last night. There wasn't any wind last night. Oh there was wind today.

A close up of the tree out front.

That, my friends, is solid ice. I slipped quite a few times on it so I can imagine how bad driving was. The roads get salted in town, but we are on the out skirts.

Holy crap, those are huge icicles!

Don't mind the hideous color of the house and just focus on the ice. I didn't paint the house.

I'd guess that those icicles were 24 inches or so.

Speaking of 24 inches, I've been watching The Weather Channel. Chicago is supposed to get a major blizzard soon. They are estimated to getting 24+ inches of snow in a very short period of time. It is supposed to be "The worst snow fall since 1967". I'm not sure when the blizzard will hit but I am assuming it is close. Oklahoma City is being plummeted right now. Cory is still in Chicago and Kristen is a few hours away in St. Louis. I'm getting  a little concerned. I told them both that I'd be sad if they were icicles and that thawing them out would take a while. They better keep warm. I don't want to hear that their cars are abandoned on the side of the road somewhere.  I will keep watching from time to time and see if I can get updated from them. I wonder what the city will look like afterward? I have pictures of snow from a slight blizzard I missed when I was in Chicago. It was beautiful but it was only six inches of snow. This is going to be two feet of snow and that is on top of the snow that they already have up there. Geez, this could be bad.