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It is April 18th and we are in the middle of another winter storm. I got half way to work and decided: "this is ridiculous. The roads are already icy and we are supposed to get another 3-7 inches". 3-7 INCHES!!! So I turned around and will try my luck tomorrow.
I think of myself as a fairly "hardy" person - after-all if you have lived in the Midwest for any number of years, you KNOW April snow is not uncommon. But its official: I'm done with winter. I have cross country skied, I have snow-shoed (spelling?), I have sipped hot chocolate during winter days, I have made vats and vats of chili, I have listened to Christmas carols through it all - I even got to do old fashion board sled riding - I'm good. Really. Old Man Winter can feel free to leave now. Plus, my dogs are getting fatter from sitting around. Just the dogs, of course.
I feel like I live in Winterfell. (Holla! Any Game of Thrones fans out there?!)
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Complete side note: I noticed on my drive this morning that people still wave around here. I find this sort of sweet. And I resolved that I would start waving but since I've been out of practice for so long, it feels so very strange. When driving in the Twin Cities, you don't make eye contact and you certainly do not wave. Maybe a friendly middle finger every once in awhile and a short encouraging honk to GET MOVING but that is about the extent of it.
Boyd thinks I need to be friendlier. I think he should keep his opinions to himself.
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We have been working like crazy on the house and you know what ?! Its still a disaster.
It appears I will not be able to host the sale here. BAH!
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The other night we found our tv bunny ears so we thought we should see if any channels come in - after all we live on a hill with very little trees around - should be a clear signal. The TV was scanning and we were watching expectantly and then miraculously the screen says: "3 channels found" OH MY WORD!!! It was like winning the lottery.
And then we realized that ALL 3 channels were public tv.
Ironically, Boyd still sat in front of it like a zombie for a good 45 minutes.
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The other day my family was discussing cell phones (Brother2 wants one). I reminisced on how I never got a cell phone from mom and dad and that I had to wait until I went to college and then pay for my own plan at that point. The FUNNY part of the story is that mom and dad originally did send me out to college with a "car bag phone". Remember those? A sinister black bag with a big-a*s phone in it. I was told that it was to be used for emergency purposes only.
And then after 3 months, mom cancelled the emergency phone plan because I wasn’t using it enough.
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I almost forgot to mention another complaint! The winds have been CRAZY lately. And trust me when I say our house actually sways when the winds reach 35 mph (which is not that uncommon). The other night around midnight, I hear a strange sound downstairs. Boyd is a deep sleeper so he didn’t' even twitch. I decide to ignore it. But my brain won't shut-up with all the possibilities that the sound could be - after all - it could be a crazy intruder.
So I go check it out.
And lo and behold the door has blown wide open. I felt like I was in the Wizard of Oz. The wind is howling, the snow is barreling in, the dogs are whimpering in their enclosed room and the garbage can is flying across the kitchen.
Thankfully no wild critters sought refuge or garbage during this time.
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A few pics:
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| Boyd and Lance making the best of snowy April days. Notice how the motorcycle is out and had actually been ridden only a few days before this pic was taken. |
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| This is how my house looks most days. I keep reminding myself to be thankful that I have a roof over my head. |
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| Poor Lou. He is swearing at me in this picture. And then he happily ran away. Again. |
I have no idea if this video will work.
Also. For those of you concerned . . . we recently got another channel. NBC!!!! WHOO HOOO!!!!
