It was the night before Christmas

The power went out yesterday.
It was back on by today. We trekked out to Grandma's, Us kids got stuck once. We chained up for a bit. Weather wasn't too bad, starting to melt, slowly, in town.
We're driving home, we live about 3 miles from down town, and we barely make it a mile, and get horribly stuck. We chain up the van. As we do, this huge old tree starts to crack and break over head. So, not only are we trying to chain up before any cars come around the bend, but also hurry before this tree lands on top of us. A car drives by, doesn't even make it to us and slide back down. I cover mom's eyes, and we barely make it out of there. We parked at the top of the hill, walk a mile down the valley and up the other hill, humming "I'll be home for Christmas..."
We call our little bro, who was going to mass before coming home and told him to stay at his fiance's house tonight. So, no Christmas with li'l Rayray.
Also, the UPS hasn't been able to get to our town for days now, so I've printed off what I'm getting and wrapping the printed papers in shoe boxes. Merry Christmas everyone!

I can't do this anymore

It started snowing on Saturday the 13th. And has not stopped. On Tuesday, I went to an engagement party, and Thursday, I went to work. They closed shop early and it was a careful drive home. I have not left the house since. We are buried here, we can't even walk to get away. There's a foot and a half and the coldest temperatures we ever seen here.
This place has become a mad house. Everything said is taken the wrong way, and all there is to do is watch the news or movies all day. And knit. There is little food left, but the appetite is wearing thin. The weather forecast is changing everyday, "tomorrow there will be rain and it'll melt off, tomorrow, tomorrow... tomorrow..."
Tomorrow, I go back to work. I'm not too sure how I'll get there, unless it instantly cleared up, but I'd rather be trapped out there somewhere than caged in here.
I swear, if the power goes out, I will barricade myself in my room with provisions to last until the snow has melted.