50-Year Arctic Storm Hits Southern California!

WINTER STORM WATCH 2008!

Hi.

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We have what??? What? Wait for it................. NO SNOW.

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We also have no roads out of town that aren't closed. That's right. The roads are so snowy and icy that they have closed all highways leaving this God forsaken place. (Which means that we couldn't even go two miles out of town TO the snow if we wanted to. I suppose we could walk, but we might freeze to death in the process.)

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But us?

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Nothing. Just 30-something temperatures all day, along with overcast skies, drizzle, and sleet. And a few flakes just to tease us. Not to mention, weather reports saying we'd have 1 to 4 inches of snow on the ground today. But did we? No. No, we did not.

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I'm going back to pouting now. And eating a little more of my 1 lb. box of See's Candy. Because nothing combats a depressed mood like an overnight ten-pound weight gain.

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Goodbye.

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Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!

This is the view from my front yard. See how far down that snow has come? We had snow predicted for yesterday (yet... NOTHING but rain!), and snow predicted for tomorrow. We haven't had any hit the valley floor since January 2005.

God, are you listening? We are due!

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Music to a Mother's Ears

This morning, I asked my 13-yr-old son Chad to sweep the kitchen floor.

He did, and then said, "I think I'll mop it, too."

I believe I heard the angels sing at that very moment.

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