No Frost!

There's a frost potential sometime this weekend....and considering all the flowers I JUST planted...I'm really hoping that doesn't happen here!  I'm DONE being cold!  I even put all my winter clothes away.  Grrrr.

So, it's Saturday.  Mom survived the week (so far.)  I'm on call this weekend (boo.)

I hope to finish my LOVE chipboard book today.  It's not turning out wonderful - it was hard to wrap my brain around scrapping on the weird shape - and keeping in mind the other side.  But it was a good exercise ... and I think my future chipboard books will be better.  I am going to unbind it - because it's just gotten too fat and won't close.  I'll hold it together with rings or ribbon or something.  So...hopefully I post that "Complete" project this weekend!

Snow Day. Really?

Odd. Today is a snow day. We knew what kind of weather we'd have - and that is was not a big deal. No stations in town went on early, as is protocal if there's even a hint of bad weather. Yet, 6am, bbbrrrrring .... the call. I thought sure once I got up and looked out the window I'd see the forecast was all wrong and there was either dangerous ice or a foot of snow. But, nope, just sleet. Just as forecasted.

Perhaps the schools are responding to the fact that they had reporters up their arses asking why they didn't cancel last time there was snow and a school bus got into an accident ... and in a separate district a teacher got into an accident. My favorite response was from a school spokesman when asked about the school bus accident. She said, "Well, accidents can happen any time, any day. I think this was one of those accidents." Had the reporter had any balls, he/she would have said: "HELLO. The school bus hit a SNOW PLOW." Duh. And when the accidents are attributed to slick roads, that again is a stupid response to those questions.

Oh and this whole: "we do what schools x and y do." Hello, this is Kansas City .. it can be snowing on one side of the street and raining on the other.

I prefer erring on the side of safety. And let's show some consistency for pete's sake.

Oh, and while I'm complaining -- I think it's a bad idea that LS school decided to get rid of built in snow days next year. Really? And they didn't get parent input first. Dumb idea. If you're gonna call classes when it SLEETS outside (like today) my kid will be in school through July!!!

Bad move.

Snow Day, notsomuch

Hmph. All schools in the metro closed ... except Jack's. Annoying. After staying at work 'til midnight with election coverage and such ... I was thinking, at least I'll get to sleep in because it will most definitely be a snow day. I should have known better. I can still see grass. Grrrrr.

WHERE'S MY SNOW STORM???? I watched our live coverage....and it really didn't look like much ANYWHERE. I think other places got more than my neck of the woods...but just another big disappointment.

Either snow like you mean it or give up and warm up!

To Snow to Not to Snow

...that is the question. Will it come or not? We've gotten burned the last couple times with the "models changing at the last minute." In any case, I'm packing a bag in case it would be best for me to stay in Fairway (where the tv station is) tonight. Snow coverage on top of election coverage. A busy busy day ahead ... so this may be my only check-in.

The Five:
1. Hungry
2. Little stressed about an election special I'm producing
3. Comfortable: snow day=jeans day
4. A little excited: if there's actually snow & fun exn coverage
5. Enjoying the thunder/rain...sounds nice.

Five Wishes:
1. More hours in this day.
2. The storm would dump like a FOOT of snow! And be the real deal!
3. I could take tomorrow off, play in the snow and sleep.
4. The house would clean itself
5. I didn't have to drive so far to work.

Blog Challenge: Feb 4 Week

I issued another blog challenge for friends this week ... and I kind of centered it around this week's poll question...about if you're ready for Spring or ok with some more Winter.

I voted Winter. What??? I know ... I hate being cold and etc ... but I am ok with one more good snow storm. We haven't had a good, deep fluffy snow yet for playing in. And I need the snow to cover some of the flowers I see budding up. I don't want them to come up too soon and get frozen like last year. (Or eaten by rabbits.)

I'm still enjoying the fire place and comfy clothes. And heavy blankets at night. I like my layers. And my fluffy scarf. And my cool new leather and suede knee high boots.

Don't get me wrong, I'm ready for Spring. But one more snow storm would be ok.