Posts Tagged ‘winter’

The storm continues

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

I got to work, bright and early at 7:15am, like I was supposed to. Nothing on WTMJ or on the newspaper’s website about the clinic being closed. By the time I found out, Gary was long gone, with the car, and I had to slog through the snow in my shoes. Minutes after I get home, I get a phone call telling me that the clinic was closed until noon. An email, timestamped 7:21am, awaited me, when I logged into the company email. That was too late for me, though! So, I go through my morning, catching up on Tweets and Facebook. At 11:10, I get another phone call saying that the clinic will be closed all day. I was glad to find out, before I had to walk over there. At 7:15 am, it wasn’t snowing at all. Now it’s snowing quite hard and it’s windy to boot.

So, here are some pictures from a short while ago.

Jasmine in the snow

Jasmine in the snow


Looking down my street

Looking down my street


The backyard

The backyard


Bush next to the house

Bush next to the house


Across the street

Across the street


Neighbor's trees

Neighbor's trees

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Snowing lightly outside right now

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

I have no idea what the evening hours will bring.  So far, it’s just snowing lightly and accumulating a little bit.  Right now, it’s nothing to worry about, but eventually, the snow will become heavier and the winds will get stronger and we will get one heck of a snowstorm.  We could possibly get a foot of snow and will probably have a snow day for school tomorrow.  I don’t get to stay home, because I have to work at my clinic job, but I bet the clinic closes early, too.  We’ll have to wait and see.

I finally found my Lands End sweatpants.  I haven’t known where they were, for months and with the cold weather upon us, I wanted an extra option to wear to my school job, to keep me warm, since we are outside with first graders, for 20-25 minutes.  I’m so happy!

I need to get caught up on my dishcloth pictures.  Some on my camera need to be downloaded.  I”m so behind.

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Excuse my dust

Sunday, February 22nd, 2009

My daughter, Sarah, made a new banner for me and I’m changing all the colors. As usual, it’s taking way longer than it needs to and things will look wonky for just a bit. Sleep and work interfere with this, you know! LOL! Patience is appreciated.

8-9 inches of snow today, when they originally predicted about 3-5. Ha! Winter still has a hold on us. Thankfully spring is on the way.

Emily found her voice, in a 4H play today. I would have never guessed that my 16yo daughter’s voice could fill up a high school auditorium. Wow!

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Mid-February KAL

Wednesday, February 18th, 2009

This one is fun. It’s like a ballband, but with round windows, instead of rectangular bricks. For the pattern, tan is color A and the Fiesta ombre is color B. A is the color in the foreground and Color B is the background. I’m having fun knitting it!

Yarn and dishcloth, Fiesta Peaches & Creme, with Tan Sugar'n Cream

Yarn and dishcloth, Fiesta Peaches & Creme, with Tan Sugar'n Cream

Macro shot of mid-February dishcloth

Macro shot of mid-February dishcloth

Two nights ago, the weathermen had us with a winter storm watch, for 5-8 inches of snow. Then yesterday, it was only a winter storm advisory, for 3-5 inches of snow. Overnight, we only had about 1/4-inch of snow. It barely covered the driveway and Gary’s car, which has to stay outside, was barely covered with anything. I’m listening to the radio at 7:00am, and WTMJ has a reporter in downtown Sheboygan, reporting about who it’s drizzling a little and the visibility is low. Uhhh, no. I had just been out with the dog and didn’t notice any drizzling or decreased visibility. I can’t believe they sent a reporter up here, all the way from Milwaukee for a measly 1/4-inch of snow! Must be a slow news day. The weathermen get to excited about their models, when maybe they should just look out the window.

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