It's the little things (that drive me the craziest)

Last week, Austin was a complete clusterfuck of snow and ice. A once in a lifetime storm (which, people keep reminding me last happened when I was Ellis' age, so it would seem to be at least twice in a lifetime, and Texas could have prepared, but still) pummeled us, dumping about 6" of snow. My husband, from Illinois, was incredulous that it should shut down the city, but I reminded him, Honey, this is Texas. There are no snowplows.

And then there was an ice storm on top of it.

It was a disaster. Thousands and thousands of people were left without power, heat, or water in 10 degree weather in homes that weren't built for this kind of cold. People died. Ted Cruz went to Cancun (and then had the audacity to COME BACK).

It was a nightmare situation. So many people's homes were destroyed, small businesses were destroyed, I don't have the words to describe how stressful and scary it was, and due to really lucky zoning and the fact that I live near a power generating dam - our house kep…