tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394593369099711178.post2633595113370844946..comments2024-03-18T03:18:23.620-04:00Comments on Memoirs for my children: Snowruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15293058709021665140noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394593369099711178.post-17239804424663747042014-01-06T21:14:31.703-05:002014-01-06T21:14:31.703-05:00Our windchill is also going to fall to well below ...Our windchill is also going to fall to well below zero. That would be a fearful prospect with little food in the house. My husband insists that we keep a lot of food stored so I don't worry about that but the heat going out is a scary prospect. We have no fireplace here - I can't imagine what we would do. It got quite chilly last year in October when we lost power for several days due to hurricane Sandy. So thinking of it being fifty degrees colder than that....well I can't think about it.<br /><br />I'm sorry about the airline trauma. Airline and trauma are two words which seem to be naturally wedded. I hope there is no repeat of either when Jon and Lu go back.<br /><br />Tonight would be a great night to burrow under heaps of blankets and read or a book (or listen to an audio book). Wishing you a better day tomorrow....Hope T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07861626818618433758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394593369099711178.post-71082557618897129622014-01-06T12:14:48.677-05:002014-01-06T12:14:48.677-05:00Lu keeps checking the temp on her PHONE. My eyes ...Lu keeps checking the temp on her PHONE. My eyes are not working, nor my chilly fingers.ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293058709021665140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394593369099711178.post-23817292872511757982014-01-06T12:13:38.503-05:002014-01-06T12:13:38.503-05:00I love snow cancellations. I don't mind stayi...I love snow cancellations. I don't mind staying home, being snowbound, most of the time. But last night I felt fearful. Our refrigerator here holds almost nothing, and we left our freezer in our house on Sugar Pine. So we have no food stores anymore. Lat night for dinner, all I could rustle up was some homemade tomato soup (I made it with the one jar of tomatoes Shawn's mother brought out as a gift for us over New Year's), baked beans from a can and baked potatoes with a few leftover ham chunks and shredded cheddar cheese. We do not have enough of any kind of meat in the house to serve four people. If I can't get to the store today, we will be able to eat, but we will all have to eat different things. And we literally only have enough food to last us two more days, max.<br /><br />Last night I had a lot of trouble sleeping. The wind howled so loud, and the highways were all closed, and Wegman's was not 4 minutes away. I kept thinking of the Laura Ingalls Wilder book called The Long Winter. I wondered what would become of us if the power went out. It's well below zero, even colder with the windchill. Lu keeps checking the temp on her pne and apprising me.<br /><br />Jon and Lu are still here. Shannon and DJ flew home over the weekend, amidst a great deal of airline trauma. It was harrowing for me. But they are both safely at their destinations now, so that is good.<br /><br />ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293058709021665140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394593369099711178.post-32288539436836005702014-01-05T19:12:08.711-05:002014-01-05T19:12:08.711-05:00I hate wind. Even here on Chokecherry, with so fe...I hate wind. Even here on Chokecherry, with so few trees, I have hated the wind which I never noticed in Bayberry, with all it's large trees to buffer my house. I can't imagine living somewhere so flat and windy. It really scares me. Stay warm and snug.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394593369099711178.post-27682310162492710282014-01-05T18:59:26.351-05:002014-01-05T18:59:26.351-05:00I love the snow so much if I don't have to go ...I love the snow so much if I don't have to go anywhere. We got our snowstorm on Thursday night. It started at around 4 pm. At 4:15, I foolishly thought I could make a quick trip to drop off some library books. I ended up having to turn back since the streets were already covered and visibility was so poor. These things can get bad so quickly.<br /><br />I am hoping for much snow and many cancellations and staying put in my cozy home. I hope it will clear for you on the day your kids have to return to school, if they have not already gone. Do you like the snow if you aren't out driving?Hope T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07861626818618433758noreply@blogger.com