Anybody miss me??
I took a couple of weeks off so I could visit with family and friends in the supposedly warm South over the Christmas holidays. Was I wrong or what?
The temperatures were hanging in the 20-degree area and that, coupled with the notorious dampness that descends over big bodies of water like the Gulf of Mexico, made the “feels like” temperature even chillier.
But I’ve got to hand it to them — at least, there was sunshine. Lots of sunshine. And somehow, that makes the cold more bearable.
If cold is ever bearable!
I tend to be a warm weather kind of person. Probably it hearkens to living in the South and Southwest for so many years. At any rate, I know what they say, “You can always put on clothing, but there’s only so much you can take off before it becomes indecent.”
Well, have you ever tried to work in a coat and mittens?? Have you?
Not so easy.
And even though you’re all bundled up, try shoveling snow when the thermometer reads “5 degrees” and a stiff North wind is slapping you in the face!
I take small comfort from the fact that most of the U.S. is now suffering what the Weather Channel calls an “Arctic Blast.” After all, this is winter and it’s supposed to be cold, right?
Wrong.
It’s NOT supposed to be this cold.
Florida is NOT supposed to get snow and ice, for Pete’s sake!
To top it all off, I’m having to haul My Favorite Domer back to South Bend in time for Spring Semester classes to start on Tuesday.
You’d think they’d consider postponing students’ return, in light of what can only be considered treacherous road conditions. You’d think they’d be worried about kids (and parents) traveling from across the country. You’d think they’d take a cue from local elementary and secondary school districts, who factor in “snow days” when they prepare their calendars.
Wrong, again.
I called to check if classes would resume on time. Oh, yes, they said. Absolutely.
So everybody listen up. Be careful out there! And if you see me creeping along the icy roads, steer a wide path around me.
I might be slow to get there, but I want to get there in one piece!
Musings by an ND Domer's Mom 
Hi Deb, Since I grew up in the deep freeze, I’ve actually learned to enjoy the winter. It’s “nesting time” in the Northeast where I get into my pj’s
as soon as I come home from work, sit in front of our woodstove wrapped in an afghan, turn down evening events; when I do go out,its’ to play in the snow with my grandkids,but then we get to come into a warm house for hot cocoa and best of all, I get to look forward to spring!! Hope your trip with your Domer was uneventful! Think Spring!!
Kathy: You paint a wonderful picture! I love hot cocoa and evenings where I can curl up with a good book. But, there’s something ever so much better (to me, anyway!) about being outside with the warm sunshine in my face and a soft breeze blowing through my hair! Yes, our trek north was fine, and the roads were cleared, despite my worries to the contrary!
hi Debbie,
Every season has it’s own beauty..I like the variety and certainly can’t argue with soft breezes and warm sunshine!!
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