Quote of the Day

Over the past two days, we have gotten about a foot of snow. Now, for us, this is absolutely wonderful. The big kids and I went out today and played, sledded, and shoveled while Laura napped. I don't think we've ever gotten this much snow. The major downside is that our neighborhood, and especially our cul-de-sac are often the last to get plowed. Because we're not in the city, our HOA contracts with the county to have the work done. Often, it doesn't happen for a while. Today, the truck came around, cleared all the main roads in our neighborhood, and even part of our road, but completely neglected to do the cul-de-sac itself. Bad, very bad for those of us at the end who happen to drive Honda Accords whose wheels aren't even clearing the snow.

We have a neighbor who used to be the president of the HOA board, and is still very involved in goings-on around the neighborhood. He's a very nice guy, but admittedly does not keep tabs on the academic world. (Believe me, I don't have a problem with that--there are enough snobs at IU!) When we first moved in, he asked David why we were here, and David explained that he was working on his Ph.D. Fast forward to tonight--he called the county to have them send someone out to finish clearing our cul-de-sac. Then he came and knocked on our door, telling David that he had called them to have them come back out. He said, "I told them they needed to come back out--we have a doctor at the end of the street who can't even get out!"