Frigid Temps!

I'm FREEZING TO DEATH TONIGHT! BRRRRRR!

Well, I've gotta bit of a gripe! If it's going to be below freezing temps, shouldn't we at least get to have a little snowfall??? I mean, if I gotta FREEZE to death, even in the comfort of my own home, with the heat going full blast, yet my toes just can't thaw out, I wanna see the Powder hit the ground! It's really not fair. Alabama get's the shaft when it comes to the powdery white stuff. I know alot of the more of the northern states get it often, & yes, even some of the southern states like Tennesee-but it has not snowed here in my neck of the woods in at least 7 years! I think we are LONG overdue, don't you? It would be so awesome for my 6 year old to wake up to a thick blanket of white stuff all over the ground. She's never even seen a snow flake in her life! I think it did "flurry" a little bit last year, but alas, we didn't get to experience it because it just so happened we were on the road to Orlando Florida to spend the week in DisneyWorld!



Whever talk of the "white stuff" begins to happen, there are a couple of scenarios that are sure to ensue. First, most people won't believe it. I mean, why should they, it hasn't happened in 7 YEARS! Then, no matter if they believe the forecast or not, they do stay glued to the TV and the windows straining to get a glimpse of even the tiniest, minut, microscopic snowflake. There is a slight shadow of hope...the thoughts of "perhaps they got it wrong". I can't tell you how many times I have prayed that prayer myself...as a child, it means a day out of school! As a parent, IT MEANS A DAY OUT OF SCHOOL! :-)



One more scenario comes to mind with the chatter of "snow talk". Panic. Yes, Panic. You see, since it is so seldom that we actual have to experience snow, Panic almost always ensues...."Can we drive the roads?" (keeping in mind, it's usually less than an inch on the ground!), "Are the schools & businesses open" but my most favorite is the panic at the grocery store. YOU GOTTA GET MILK AND BREAD! Milk & Bread? MILK & BREAD????? Why milk and bread??? Why not STEAK AND BAKED POTATO! I mean if you're gonna be "snowed in" with less than an inch of snow, at least eat a decent hot meal. Well, I guess the milk and bread does come in handy when the power goes out. Yes, less than an inch of snow and most of the city will be without power. Back to that "panic" thing...even the power lines panic and start falling down. I mean what do people up North that deal with snow all the time do? Do they honestly loose power for no less than that inch?



Well, even though it's mid-february and our hopes of a glorious snowfall are ticking away (hey we have through March..."Winter Storm '93 happened the first of March...a one in 50 year storm that dumped an entire foot of snow in Central Alabama! I was 19 years old and it was AMAZING!) I guess I will hold on to the hope of a snowfall a little bit longer...



Please? Let it snow? just a little?????