The weather man has been threatening us with snow for quite awhile and he’s mostly been wrong. We’ve seen some fall but not fall for long. We’ve seen some fake snow that’s like sleet or hail or something that’s harder and whiter than rain but has some stupid made up name that I don’t remember. We’ve mostly had what I consider FRIGHTFULLY COLD WEATHER mixed with HURRICANE FORCE WINDS.
I hate the weather here. I miss hurricanes.
I went out to get the mail tonight, a few minutes after 5. I’d put it off all day because… it was COLD and WINDY and I did not want to go outside. I’m already cold just sitting here in my house wearing two jackets. But I went to the mailbox anyway because somebody has to do it.
It was cold and windy and getting dark. Nothing new or unusual going on out there.
Twenty five minutes later, TW went out the back door to put the dog out and she screamed. I ignored her. She screamed again, threw open the door leading to the office and told me that I needed to “see this”. Bah.
I got up. I went to the door. It was dark. She wanted me to open the door. I refused. I wasn’t getting anywhere near a door that made her scream. So… she opened it.
Snow. On the ground. WTF? Why do we live here? And how long before the dog refuses to go out in it? Right now he’ll still at least step out onto the ground and look around at it and then he’ll get up on the step and eat snow off of the top step. But how long will it be before we have to drag him out in it?
How many more months until spring? I am not sure I will survive this. Seriously.
You and TW can come over to my house and sit in front of the fireplace w/a warm, wintry alcoholic beverage…believe me, it helps!
Er..yeah…so when guys were out buying shovels and stuff you picked up sidewalk salt too right?
Snow! Euwwww…it’s gonna be a loooonng time ’til Spring, isn’t it!
I know, I know…it kind of sprung up on us! Joe was over and said “Mom I think it snowed in the last hour.” Right now as I’m typing…it’s 25 degrees…brrrr. How many jackets have you got on now? It was just a dusting…oh dear lord, the BIG stuff hasn’t even come yet. Somehow we’re going to get you through this Denise….lots of hot stuff….and hugs.
It’s just bitter cold here. I like the snow until January then it needs to just STOP it.
My mom lives in Idaho. (I live in California). Once when I was visiting her, she told me that what was coming down was called graupel. WHAT? I almost fell out of my seat laughing – I thought it was a made up word. Seriously, I don’t know how people make it through those long winters. Good luck.