welcoming winter

Last night John almost went down on the back porch taking Raleigh outside... and so winter begins! I love weather much more during the spring and summer. I love thunderstorms, I love tracking what is coming, I love watching it roll in from my porch... but, winter makes me anxious. My anxiety comes into play when I have to drive in it, or I have friends and family traveling in unsafe conditions. It makes me sick to my stomach. When we are home during a snow day, I watch the news ALL DAY. I love the coverage, the interviews, the perspectives from around town... and I prefer Gary's team on 41. I love it.

Last night Gary gave the winter forecast for Kansas City! I was trying to google it today for the specific stats, and I was stunned to find all kinds of posts from other meteorologists and news stations who use his model (the LRC) to predict weather in their own cities. (woot KC!) I am a total nerd for local news and weather.

He is predicting 15-28 inches this year, which would be fine with me - and above average temperatures. Awesome. Two out of the last four years were in the top five MOST snowy in history, and two years ago we had the LEAST snow in history. So, something moderate would be a welcomed change.

Here's to hoping for a couple snow days and a safe winter season!

blizzard of oz - take two!

ermahgerd, sner! snowpocalypse! snowmageddon!

 

 

The snow fell, and with it, two trees and a power line...

 

 

 

With no power, we drove to my parent's house,
where my favoritest nephew was visiting...

"Who me?"

 

 

I got new free glasses in the mail too. Promo Code: firstpairfree

 

 

He was missing his mama, who was stuck at work for 48 hours...

 

 

All in all, a very eventful day.

 



snow joke!

Well, the snow came as furiously as my bff Gary predicted, and I watched more snow fall than I can remember. A couple years ago we had two bad winters, back to back, but that was mostly because it snowed often and kept piling up. This was crazy. It was clear at 6am, and then I was measuring 11 inches by noon. Raleigh was loving the snow in the morning and then needed me to dig a path for her by lunch. Now, we are preparing for another round! Cheers to this crazy winter. I love this picture because you can see how deep it was on the driveway. I moved a crap ton of snow that day.

On another note, I got pretty upset last Thursday when I kept hearing newscasters saying the same thing over and over, "If you don't have the right car, stay home" - "If you aren't in an emergency, stay home" - "If you don't need to be on the roads, stay home." Well, duh. Don't they realize we're in a recession? These people aren't out on the roads for fun - they were trying to get to work, under an employer that cares more about a bottom line than their safety.

Thousands of motorists were trying to keep their jobs. If they weren't required to go in, I am sure they would have rather been home, snuggled and safe, with their families. John's job offered pizza as a condolence... and then they ran out while John was in line. wah wah. Hopefully they are more understanding tonight and tomorrow. We'll see. Stay safe, everyone!

Snow.My.God.

We are prepping for a big storm, and there is very little anyone is talking about other than the impending snow and ice. My office has already announced that it will be closed tomorrow, so I am ready to snuggle in and stay off the roads. I wish John had the same option. Oh well.

For your snow day enjoyment - This makes me cry every time.

 

 They kept showing this commercial during the Westminster dog show last week...and it got me every time. My favorite part of watching was that the announcer kept saying, "the real best in show is the one sitting next to you on the couch." True.

Sn-OMG!

That was the headline on NBC's webpage this morning. An article showing the "top 10 snowiest years in KC" shows that this winter can join ranks if we get 14 more inches this winter... pretty sure the 2010-2011 winter season will be on the list by Wednesday. Snow snow go away...