What not to do - a guide for snow beginners

It's still snowing like crazy around here! Very odd to get this much snow where I live.

Yesterday was supposed to be a "break" from the snow, a break that didn't happen. Anyway, the weatherman said there'd be a break, so I, and the rest of my town, took him at his word. We all hit Costco and the grocery store at the same time. Isn't that what you're supposed to do when you're planning on being snowed in? Okay, it should be done before the snow starts, but who knew it would really be around this long?

Of course, I didn't get out of my house until the snow had already started to fall. Never, ever believe the weatherman! Anyway, I was out on the road with all the other crazy people trying to make sure that we'd have everything we needed for Christmas. The stores were completely packed with people, all in panic mode, trying to finish their shopping before the snow got to be too bad.

None of us made it.

It was a winter nightmare wonderland out there. Do you have any idea how hard it is to push a fully loaded shopping cart through the snow? But at least my family will have a lovely ham dinner for Christmas. (See explanation here)

Oh, and by the way... My daughter still keeps laughing hysterically whenever the word "sledding" is mentioned. How long must this mocking go on?!

Let it snow!

Hooray! It snowed here last night! But the odd thing is, there's hardly any snow in my front yard, but it's piled up nicely in my back yard. And while it does feel like we've got a pretty big lot size here, I don't think it's big enough to create different weather zones. Hmmm... This one will take some thought.

We're supposed to have more snow today and high temperatures in the 20's for the rest of the week. I guess it might be the time to teach my daughter a valuable lesson: Never stick your tongue to anything that is metal and frozen.

I never had this problem when I was growing up in Southern California. Of course, I could have had the opposite problem - I could burn my tongue by sticking it on metal down there. No, I don't miss the 90 degree weather at Christmastime.

I sure hope we get a good dusting of snow today so I, uh, I mean my daughter can play in it! I have visions of one day having enough snow to build an igloo in my yard. Hey, a girl's gotta have a dream. C'mon clouds, bring it on!