Happy Holidays to those who celebrate. I hope you have a safe holiday and find many good things under your tree this year! As I am in the Midwest I am assured of a white Christmas! As a matter of fact it's snowing now and due to continue through to Saturday. Fingers crossed I have no problems getting to my family's house tomorrow to enjoy the day. Very best wishes everyone!
A little update: I'm afraid I'm snowed in today. As you can see we got a little snow overnight (of course this is on top of what we got a week and a half ago) and it's still snowing and blowing, so I'm in hibernation mode this Christmas. My family celebrations are postponed a day or so until everyone can safely get around. So I've been trying to stay warm under fleecy blankets and am reading the afternoon away. I guess Mother Nature doesn't take holidays off, eh?
Check out this drift on my neighbor's house. It's looking pretty precarious, isn't it! Most of my windows are iced over, so I can't even look outside, but maybe that's a good thing. I hope everyone is somewhere warm and cozy and indoors!
Happy Christmas, Danielle!
(We are having our first ever white one!)
Posted by: Cornflower | December 24, 2009 at 11:57 AM
Merry Christmas!
Posted by: avisannschild | December 24, 2009 at 12:45 PM
Merry Christmas! We are snow-less in the Pacific Northwest this year but it's okay. Have a fantastic holiday!
Posted by: Kristen M. | December 24, 2009 at 12:57 PM
We are scheduled for a white Christmas as well (although now it is just in the form of ice).
I wish you safe travels to family celebrations and a very Merry Christmas once you get there!
Posted by: Molly | December 24, 2009 at 03:04 PM
Merry Christmas to you! Have a safe and relaxing holiday!
Posted by: Melanie | December 24, 2009 at 03:28 PM
Merry Christmas, Danielle! I hope you have a wonderful time with your family and keep warm :)
Posted by: iliana | December 24, 2009 at 03:42 PM
Merry Christmas Danielle! Have a safe trip to the family and a happy day!
Posted by: Stefanie | December 24, 2009 at 04:28 PM
Merry Christmas Danielle! Have a happy holiday with your family. Looking forward to your 2010 reviews!
Posted by: Mrs.B. | December 24, 2009 at 06:10 PM
Enjoy the figgy pudding, a cup of good cheer and visions of bookshop gift certificates dancing in your head!
Merry Christmas Danielle!
Posted by: Darlene | December 24, 2009 at 09:19 PM
Happy Christmas! May it bring you joy, peace and...oh, yeah, books!
Posted by: LindaY | December 24, 2009 at 10:29 PM
Merry Christmas to you Danielle! I hope you and your family have a safe and wonderful holiday. As I sit here and listen to the wind howl and watch the snow fall I certainly do wish you the safest of travels.
Posted by: Carl V. | December 25, 2009 at 01:01 AM
I truely hope you have been able to travel safely to your family celebrations. What I heard on the news about wheather conditions in the mid(west)was not very good. Our snow is slowly melting away now.
A very Happy Christmas Danielle.
Posted by: catharina | December 25, 2009 at 10:43 AM
Many thanks everyone for the holiday wishes and I am sending those kind wishes back at you! Hope you're all having a wonderful holiday!
Posted by: Danielle | December 25, 2009 at 03:23 PM
Merry Christmas, Danielle! Sounds like you are having great reading weather :) Hope you are able to dig out soon. Have a great holiday!
Posted by: Ex Libris | December 25, 2009 at 05:15 PM
Merry Christmas Danielle - hope you stay safe and warm. We are having rain, rain, rain here in Australia (but no snow!)
Posted by: Karen | December 25, 2009 at 05:31 PM
Merry Christmas Danielle!
Posted by: Sarah | December 25, 2009 at 05:37 PM
Merry Christmas! I'm sorry you got snowed-in. Your photos of the snow are beautiful but I know the snow is prettier to look at than to endure.
Happy reading!
Posted by: Mad Housewife | December 25, 2009 at 05:45 PM
Merry Christmas to you, Danielle! I know it's nice to be with your family on Christmas Day, but I can think of worse ways to spend it than in the warm with a good book.
Posted by: Cath | December 25, 2009 at 06:15 PM
Lots of people hope for a white Christmas, but maybe not quite *that* white. Straight rain here at my house, but we still had a nice Christmas despite my slight disappointment in the weather. Hope you have a very Merry Christmas whatever day you can get out to spend it with your family!
Posted by: Megan | December 26, 2009 at 09:21 AM
Merry Christmas Danielle! I hope you have a safe trip to your family celebrations today, and enjoyed a cozy day inside with your books yesterday.
I've just caught up with your posts from the last week, and didn't realize you had two cats. They are adorable, and perfect companions for winter reading, aren't they?!
Posted by: Debby | December 26, 2009 at 10:13 AM
Looked like you had a very white Christmas. Happy Holidays...sorry I've been out of the loop lately due to family trouble.
Posted by: Matthew | December 26, 2009 at 01:35 PM
Oh, what a lovely drift! Looks lovely to go out and play in for a while, then come in, change clothes, and snuggle on the sofa with a good book!
Posted by: LindaY | December 26, 2009 at 02:41 PM
A very peaceful and contented and WARM Christmas to you, dear Danielle. Wow - being snowed in sounds like the start of a novel! Ours has finally gone, which was just as well because it was all grey ice and not very pretty. Do very much hope you've found just the books to suit the situation. Take good care of yourself and stay safe and cosy.
Posted by: litlove | December 26, 2009 at 03:05 PM
ExLibris--If nothing else I have enough Christmas cookies to keep me going for a while! :) We're watching for a snow plow to visit out street soon!
Karen--I think I'll trade you for that rain! :) Hope you had a lovely Christmas too!
Sarah--Happy Holidays to you, too!
Mad Housewife--It was sort of fun at first--certainly pretty to look at but now I wish the streets and sidewalks were at least clean. At least I have next week off from work. Will be doing lots of reading.
Cath--I'm really lucky actually--it would have been awful to spend the holiday in an airport or worse in a car on a closed highway! At least I had a refrigerator, warm sofa and lots of books!
Megan--I think too many people must have been wishing for a white Christmas all at the same time--LOL. An inch would have been just fine with me. It was a strange holiday, but still nice to be with family.
Debby--My cats are a momma cat and her baby, even though Chispa is a big baby and bigger than Dulce! They are warm when they lay on your lap, aren't they?! I did get to see my family today, which was very enjoyable, though we couldn't stay long due to the not very clean roads. It will melt....eventually!
Matthew--I was so sorry to hear about your dad and hope he is on the mend now! Hope you had a nice holiday as well--and a sunny one, too!
LindaY--You should see some of the drifts in my back yard. I expect lots of little kids will be sledding in the days to come! I think I will stick to my books and warm blanket.
Litlove--Oh yes, please warm! Being snowed in is like a bad novel (when it's happening to yourself anyway). Glad to hear yours has melted--it makes for a sloppy mess, doesn't it. I think ours might hang around for a while. Oh well, another reason to stay inside with a good book. Hope you had a lovely holiday, too!
Posted by: Danielle | December 26, 2009 at 09:58 PM
Merry Christmas! I hope you managed to get to your family gathering. Incredible amount of snow where you are!
Posted by: Sakura | December 27, 2009 at 11:55 AM
That's a lot of snow! I'm glad you spent the day safely at home -- much better than some kind of traffic nightmare. A day spent reading is a pretty nice holiday, right?
Posted by: Dorothy W. | December 27, 2009 at 06:29 PM
Sakura--I hope you had a lovely holiday too! My family celebrated yesterday, which was nice. And we've not seen this much snow in years. I hope this is all we'll get this winter!!
Posted by: Danielle | December 27, 2009 at 07:49 PM
Dorothy--What a mess. All of last week was sort of miserable. I can't believe we got that much and we're still digging out. So far the City has not done a good job with clean up. What bizarre weather and all over the US. I, too, hope this is all the snow we see this season. I need to move somewhere more temperate.
Posted by: Danielle | December 27, 2009 at 07:51 PM