Yay! It's Officially Spr....

OH.

Nevermind.

Lee's Folks are Buzzards.

So, Lee's parents are currently in Hawaii. They told us to "pull into the driveway once in awhile if it snows, to make it look like someone's been here." Uh, yeah. If we could get IN the driveway over the 2 feet of plow rubble. We parked at the neighbors' and got to work. Did I mention it's a 2 car driveway? 45 minutes later, we're practically having coronaries.















Mom and Dad, you may be getting a snow blower for Christmas next year.

Digging Out.

He works hard for the money.... I mean "for his honey".




















Our neighbor also works hard. It's good to share a driveway with Steve... he's got a Bob-Cat. Boo yah!

Let it Snow.

Never was there a more eagerly anticipated Winter Storm Warning than the one that started yesterday. I work for a school district, and everyone, and I do mean everyone, was checking weather.com every 5 minutes. I go MONTHS without looking at a weather report. We don't have regular TV or cable or anything, so I just stick my head out the door for an up-to-date weather prediction.












But, yesterday... I, too, was checking the hour by hour update.... you see, we all wanted a snow day. That is the beauty and glory of working for a school district. So all yesterday and last night was, will it or won't it? C'mon... start snowing... but not TOO soon... don't want them to have time to plow... Woo hoo! Now it says blowing and drifting.... argh... too soon... why isn't it snowing yet? I'm going to bed. Poo. I woke up at 4:00 and looked outside. Rats! There's hardly anything on the ground. By 5:30, it was snowing pretty hard, but still the call had not come. (The whole district gets an automated call if it's closed.) I was reconciled to get up and get ready, after a couple more snoozes... then the phone rang.

Oh Joy! Oh Rapture! Lee and I actually giggled.

We should have asked: "What KIND of April Showers?!?!"

April Showers Bring May Flowers. Ha ha ha. Good one. Ok, technically, there WAS rain mixed in with the snow, making a big slushyslushy mess. Try walking through the parking lot and keeping the hems of your pants dry. Try it! I dare you.

Why I Knit.

Bleak, bleak, bleak. Here's my daytime view in one of my offices. The other office is even more bleak, if possible. No window there. February is over... shortest month? It felt like it went on FOREVER. March is not starting out much better. Bleak.

So, you can see why I knit... it's full of color and excitement and creation.

More good stuff from Matt and Sara's wedding

Tree with frozen branches.


















Lee with plate of meatballs. (He brought it back for the whole table.) Cousin Sam laughs in background.

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

the GOOD... We went to Cedar Falls, IA to see Matt (Lee's cousin) get married to Sara. The wedding was God-centered, to the point, and simply pretty. Lee and I found the perfect gift (the one titled "Side by Side") for them in Galena on the way there. Of course I also gave them dishcloths.










Speaking of Galena... guess what there is in Galena... go on, guess... I admit to buying a few, TOTALLY ESSENTIAL things. Also, it was warm in the store and cold outside. Don't judge me. The shop owner was very nice and gave me a pattern she'd just made when I admired the item in question. Lee thought perhaps her generosity had something to do with the $50 we (ok, I) just spent in there. Skeptic.


the BAD and the UGLY... What's that on the ground? Oh, that? That's just 2 inches of ice from the freezing rain. Oh, is that all? Poor Matt and Sara. Their wedding day reminded us of OUR wedding day, when Mother Nature decided to have a big ole' hissy fit and spit out freezing rain for 24 hours... starting the night before the wedding. (In our case, it was a blizzard 5 days before and a foot of snow the night before the wedding.) Our hotel was not far from everything and basically in a straight line, but it took a solid 1/2 hour every time we got to the car to chip the ice off. I say "we", but it's the royal we. By that, I mean Lee. Bless him, he did have some fun. I was able to open the windows from the inside and punch the ice out that way. Good stuff. Tried to get more action shots, but OUCH... freezing rain hurts. And it's cold. We ventured out Saturday morning. There is a yarn shop 2 blocks from our hotel. It was closed. Yeah... freezing rain. Pretty sure we were the only fools out walking. Glad we went to the yarn shop in Galena the day before. Oh, so glad.