Hypothermia and Jealousy

Winter In Iowa

When it's winter time in Iowa,

And the gentle breezes blow,

About seventy miles an hour

And it’s fifty-two below.

You can tell you're in Iowa

cause the snow's up to your butt,

And you take a breath of winter air

And your nose holes both freeze shut.

The weather here is wonderful,

So I guess I'll hang around,

I could NEVER leave Iowa.

My feet are frozen to the ground

(I don’t know the author)


This week was an absolute doozy!!! Here was our schedule:

Monday: Massive snow storm, early release from school; Bob had to work
Tuesday: Massive snow storm, late arrival schedule to school; Bob had to work
Wednesday: Massive snow storm, school cancelled; Bob had to work
Thursday: Life threatening wind chill, dropping to -41, no school; Bob had to work
Friday: Life threatening wind chill (frostbite sets in in only 10 minutes), hit a record low of -51, no school; Bob had to work
Saturday: We finally got out of the negative double digits so we dared to venture outside to get groceries.

Cancelled this week:
YW, scouts, basketball, violin lessons, bowling team, Geo bee, band, chamber orchestra, Kayla’s medieval festival, our annual staff luncheon, etc.

As you can imagine, I consider the “hazardous weather” a ginormous blessing (and yes, that’s an actual word!) Being stuck inside, all warm and cozy, snuggled in a cocoon of my cashmina blanket, watching the giant snowflakes fall…well, it’s a little bit like heaven. It was almost like a mini-vacation. Thank heavens for the Wii!! We were stuck inside for many days and the Wii with its 4 controllers saved the day as well as my sanity! We were able to catch up on Lost (sweetness), 24 (double sweetness), Superstars of dance, American Idol, and other shows. We were spoiled, I think. This week we have to get back to work.

I must say I am very jealous of those in L.A. who have been experiencing a heat wave. It's just not fair. Or those family members in Phoenix who have had absolute perfect weather. We envy you!
Marisa got SOOO lucky. Because school was cancelled three days in a row all finals were permanently cancelled. She was ecstatic as you can imagine. I never got out of any finals.

TMI (too much info) alert: We are dog-sitting again this week. It was way too cold for them to go out to do their business. But one day they wanted to go out anyway. When they came back in we heard something hard hitting the floor. At first, it appeared that her poop had frozen on its way out and stuck. Later we found that stones from under our porch had literally frozen to her butt. Yuck!

Until next week…