Snow Day

I am not a weather watcher...I rarely watch the forecast, because they always exaggerate. But on a typical day, I don't turn on the TV to watch regular TV. It's cartoons in the morning and the cable radio stations (lately the Christmas station) play the rest of the day. Anyway, my neighbor Ellen dropped off some cookies on Thursday saying she was in a hurry...because we were going to get snow and there wasn't going to be school the next day. I heard her, but didn't "hear" her. I should always listen to Ellen when she discusses the weather. She practically lives by the radar...she probably is more qualified to read the radar than those yahoos on the TV. Anyway...I was in my own little world, because my long lost friend, Bettina, was coming to visit me...she lives in England now and I haven't seen her in ages. Anyway, we spent the afternoon chatting while the kiddos played. But I had forgotten the warning given to me by Ellen. After the kiddos were in bed, Kurt mentioned all the snow we were supposed to get. I was like "what?" - he looks at me like I live under a rock. We turn on the 10pm news and it is all telling about the 8-10 inches we're supposed to get overnight. Friday I had a morning of shopping planned while Jimmy was at Moms' Day Out and his little Christmas Party....what if they were right and I wouldn't get to do my errands? I ran to Meijer at 11:15pm to grab some Milk and Bread, just in case, because we were totally out. Me and all the other yahoos..they were almost totally out of Milk. Seriously. We live in a pretty large suburb and even if people were snowed in...they would be able to get to the store. It isn't like where I grew up...you may not get out for a few days and Meijer being 10 miles away. Anyway, Kurt got up on Friday morning, showering...ready to make the trek to work...I hear the garage door go up and then immediately back down. He came back upstairs and said there was no way he was going to kill himself trying to drive to work. There was a TON of snow. All the schools were closed and the kids went outside and enjoyed a little bit of one of the biggest snowfalls the area has seen since the 70s.

Kurt snow blowing...he hates the Cold more than anyone I know.

Perhaps from now on I will try to watch the weather...or just listen to Ellen. She knows what she's talking about.