Help me! I'm stranded!

Alright I'm just being dramatic.

Today we are experiencing inclement weather conditions. I actually got a memo in my inbox here at work at about 2 p.m. that said "due to inclement weather conditions all _____ employees are permitted to leave at 3 p.m." I have never received that particular memo before, so it got me all excited, except that I'm a commuter so I really am powerless to leave work early and that's why I'm sitting here stranded at work, in a blizzard, quietly writing my blog like a big dork. I'm now trying to decide which junk food I should indulge in, just because of the fun snow-day-like setting (chocolate or chips? The eternal question.)

I think everyone all over the internets has gone home for the day because I don't think I've received an email that wasn't from my husband in at least 2 hours.

So here's the news, for those who care:

• Have not joined the gym yet; will do so Monday (I promise)
• Have not yet gotten a puppy, but am still enthusiastic and karma's brought one my way, so I believe it's in my near future. Like, two weeks.
• I have a cold.

I am very excited about the idea of being a dog-mother. The puppies which have become available are a Golden Retriever/Black lab mix, and there are 11 of them. My brother and his girlfriend are considering it as well, so we two siblings could have two siblings, which is fun. They'll be ready to go (12 weeks?) on Feb. 14 or so, so we'd have a couple of weeks to get used to the idea, to get everything out of chewing range, to cover up my wires, and to buy a dog bed. I have never had a dog, but I can picture it - walks, having a companion by my side, having a warm body lying across my feet while I watch t.v. at night, having a large defender for the cats. Apparently these puppies' father is a champion hunting dog, so that could be interesting.

I feel like I'd need a short maternity leave, however. Maybe a week, just to get used to having the kid around. We're gone from the house for long stretches, so I hope it'll be ok, but it will have the cats as companions and I'm sure they'll raise him/her to be an obediant little soldier. My Loki takes no crap. Sasha on the other hand might just permanently move under the bed, but I'm not worried - she needs to toughen up. She's becoming a sissy in her old age.

I will keep you all updated.