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53 degrees in January! Yes, you heard me right!

Dawn — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 06:08:40 +0000

It was beautiful today! Had almost forgotten what warmth like that felt like! It was glorious! Made me happy to have my lunch job, so I get to stand outside for 25 minutes. Was still pretty nice out, but cooler, when I left work at 8pm.

Tomorrow the snow is supposed to come. We’ve also made it to January 11, 2012, without a major snowfall yet. The most we’ve had so far, is about 2 inches and that was long gone already. The weathermen tell us to expect 5-7 inches of white fluffy snow, that will be blown around like crazy, because of the wind.

So, no knit-night for us tomorrow! We will be staying home! Darn it all. We went grocery shopping yesterday, so we don’t have to go shopping tomorrow. I will probably have to work both my jobs tomorrow, because the snow isn’t going to be fast and furious. I’ll have to dig out the boots.

Back in November of 2010 (based on the comment I left on a blog post), Emily and I made Stuffed Acorn Squash and White Bean Chicken Chili. I’ll be darned if I remember what recipe we used for the white chili. I just remember it being good. Then I remembered the yummy soup I made once for a Lenten soup and sandwich supper, that everyone liked and tried to remember where that was from. Sheesh. I googled chicken soup with spinach and rosemary and found this link: Italian White Bean and Spinach Soup Phew!

It will be fun to take pictures of snow, once we get it! I took pictures of the yard, the other day, so I could document our snowlessness. They are still on the camera, though!

The storm continues

Dawn — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:08:37 +0000

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

Looking down my street

The backyard

Bush next to the house

Across the street

Neighbor's trees

Snowing lightly outside right now

Dawn — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:52:25 +0000

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.

Excuse my dust

Dawn — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 06:04:51 +0000

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!

Mid-February KAL

Dawn — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:30:50 +0000

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

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.