Last night it started snowing and we had about 4″ by the time we went to bed. This morning when we got up there was much more. Do you know how much I do not like snow? Well, Missouri is as far north as I will ever live!! I could live somewhere south and love it except all my family lives here so I guess I will stay.
Of course, if we didn’t have cold weather I couldn’t justify a wood stove could I? I love my wood stove, especially when we have ice and other people have no way to cook, we just lift the top of the stove and put a pot of something on it. Or like today, the wood stove is going and I put a pot of chili on it, no need to waste electricity cooking it when I have heat anyway. I am really conserving electricity today, a lamp on, the laptop and the serger in addition to the refrigerator, freezers and hot water heater which are always on.
The sun is shining finally today and reflecting off the snow so I am not needing artificial light. I guess if we have to have this weather, we should look at the bright side right?
And I guess I wouldn’t need quilts which I have been working on a lot right now. I finished the bed runner top last night and then realized I hadn’t purchased any batting or backing material. I think I can find enough backing material but no batting really slows down a quilting project. Maybe Saturday if I leave home early enough to go to Tara’s I may trek over to one of the fabric stores to pick up some. So I started a new quilt project today, it is called Line Art and is a strip quilt that has a ton of colors and can’t wait to see how it looks.
And since I was stuck in the house, I journaled two scrapbooks today! Couldn’t get on the school website to take my quiz, so I will have to get on that first thing in the morning but I did make good use of my time.
But winter, come on, I thought we had an agreement, remember January Thaw? Well we have not had one this year. New year’s eve does not count because that was officially December and New Year’s Day was terrible. As soon as a little snow melts, you bring more to cover the ground. If we promise to seed the waterways this weekend while there is snow, will you agree to not send anymore? I measured a couple of places in the yard today and it ranged from 5″ to 13″. Yes we have drifts and the UPS guy wouldn’t drive up the drive, he backed in part way and walked the rest of the way, well I met him part of the way down the driveway. Poor guy. And what about the MODOT guys, don’t you think it is about time to give them a break. I am sure they have racked up enough overtime to last them all winter.
That is ok, you only have 11 more days in January and February always is better by far than January, We have the Polar Bear Plunge to look forward to, Shawna and Brit’s birthdays, Valentine’s Day and there is only 28 days.
One last thing, thanks for allowing the days to be longer, I love the sun shining when my husband is heading home!
Winter, I am offically over you!
January 20, 2011 by hattonlife
I couldn’t agree more. My husband works for MoDot. He has worked a lot of hours. I am ready to have 80 degree weather.
Amber, I have a couple of friends that were more than ready for winter to be over right after Christmas. Poor guys. My husband used to work for a county road dist and I hated it. He still wakes up when it is snowing really early like he has to get out and push! Crazy man, that was 25 years ago.
You do remember that it snowed around the 20th of March last year, right? This could last a while.
Your winter loving sister,
Melinda
Have I told you lately how much I don’t like you! Just kidding. you know I hate winter, I think I was born in the South and was imported up here by some cruel trick. I mean, have you ever heard me talk. Jimmy teases me all the time.