Season Is Changing

This morning, when I went to work, I can barely see the highway and the cars passing by. The temperature is 45 degrees and it feels like Fall is coming. I just can't wait, I am so excited!

No Trees Yet!

It's already the month of May but I don't still see any leaves from the trees. Spring is here and the grass were green. The farmers here in North Dakota cannot plant their crops because it has been raining everyday and just last week, we have hailstorms and been raining all week.

We don't need more rain because the river keeps rising that caused flood in some parts of the state. I wish to see more sunshine and I don't think I am enjoying my Spring 2009 compared to my Spring 2008. I still feel cold everyday.

Here Comes March!

March is one of the months I have been waiting for. Ask me why later. I don't want to spoil the upcoming events and I am going to share it here for sure. We started the first day of March staying home the whole day because of the extreme cold weather. I played scrabble with my friends online at Facebook. I had a bad connection because I am using dial-up for the mean time but everything went well afterward.

At 5PM, I started getting ready for church. The mass is at 6PM so we have to be there 5 minutes before it will start. I bundled myself up because it is so cold. The temperature was below zero. Few more days and it will be spring time! I just can't wait to savor the fresh air while looking at the trees and grasses turning green once again.

Snow Versus Rain

For two consecutive days, it rained. The temperature was above freezing. I thought that the rain will melt all the snow. But it didn't happen. The snow from last Thanksgiving is still here. After the rain, the water got frozen and made it very slick. It is just hard to drive in town. You will need a snow boots when you walk in the puddle.

Just imagine the combination of snow and rain in the road. It's very slick and dangerous to drive. After the rainfall, we had a sunshine for one day. Then there's a snow flurries or light snow for two days. We are back to cold temperature. I wish it's already springtime!

Above Freezing!

We enjoyed the weather today. I checked the temperature online and it says 28 degrees Fahrenheit with the picture of the sun shining. But the husband said, it is 64 degrees Fahrenheit in the sunshine when he checked the temperature outside the house. My husband enjoyed it and even had a slow walk outside after getting the mails from our mailbox. He went to the garage and check my car.

As for me? I didn't stay long. You would probably think why I didn't stay long outside the house and enjoy the nice weather. I was online the whole day playing scrabble online. I had fun. Tomorrow, I will go to a birthday party of a little girl. I wish I will enjoy the food. I guess I will be busy this coming weekend. How about you guys? Did you enjoy the nice weather today?

Icy Darkness

As usual, I woke up late again today. I can hear the wind whistling. My husband was watching the news when I came to the living room. It is snowing outside. I can feel the chill in the air and the wind whistle. A winter storm dumped about 5 inches of snow in our area. We are lucky that we didn't lose power. I just don't know what to do when there's no power, meaning to say that I don't have internet, no TV and all. It is just scary to think.

I heard in the news that with temperatures plunging, utility officials warned that it could be mid-February before electricity is restored to some of the hardest-hit places. The worst of the power failures were in Arkansas, Kentucky and Ohio. My husband called his son in Kentucky and he said that the storm wasn't really bad where he lives. I hope it stops snowing tonight so we can go somewhere tomorrow.

Bored and Restless

The boredom strikes again! For some people like me who lives in Northern Midwest, life here in the winter time is very depressing. It's a long winter days and nights, the snow never melts. The sun rarely shines. And we are preparing for our third blizzard tonight. You can't get out of the house and you can't see across the street.

Earlier today, my husband plowed the driveway because tonight and tomorrow we will get an additional 10 inches of snow. So you think it is cool living in the snow? You have to give it a try. My friends back home are telling me how cool I am experiencing the snow. But they really don't understand how miserable it really is. Tell me what you think!

Snow it Baby!

It's the first Sunday of the year. I woke up late this morning for the 10:30AM mass. I thought I can make it by dressing up so quick but the husband said we can't go out of the house because of the snow. So, you want me to blame the snow? I can blame myself too for not being up early in the morning. We ended up staying home instead and decided to take the 6PM mass.

The husband was patient enough to plow the snow from the driveway with his old tractor. And I am telling you that it wasn't easy being out in a cold weather. Aren't you going to ask me what I did while the husband was out? I was in-front of my computer doing EC dropping and visiting my friend's blog site. What a lazy butt I got! After facing the computer, I made my part as a homemaker. I did cook for our lunch and pampered my husband with all my love and care.

A New Beginning

Now that this is the second day of the first month of the year 2009, I have so many things in mind. Still, the temperature didn't change for a while. We are still below zero degrees. Gosh! I can't even enjoy my winter time. I told myself before winter will start, I am going to enjoy the whole winter. But the weather will not cooperate with me. Give me a break! I have been a prisoner of our own home. My husband has been complaining as we can't go anywhere. Is this the new life we have chosen?

We can't go out of the house because we have 4-feet of snow. The snow is piled up around our house, and it looks like an igloo. They are forecasting that there will be more snow and very cold weather. We really want to go South. All we can do is eat, sleep, cuddle with each other and watch TV. Our life has never been boring like this!

Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow...

It was first week of March 2008 when I first experienced the heavy snow in Kentucky. I felt like I was a child again when I saw tiny particles of crushed ice falling from the dark sky. My husband was laughing at me that night. It was my first taste of snow. But it was too late for me to make a BIG snowman. I played outside the house for a little bit - made my first snow angel, walked in 7 1/2 inches thick of snow in the ground and made my little snowman.

This time a year, snowfall was early for me now that I am living on the western part of the United States - North Dakota. I love it here during the summer because it is not humid. Although we have some harsh winter time. I am expecting more snowfalls for the coming days. This afternoon, there's some snow showers, enough to cover my car and the husband's truck. The husband went outside to put my car in the garage. Unfortunately, his truck was big that it didn't fit the garage. If there will be more snow showers, we might be ready making our big snowman for this Christmas.

Cold and Heavy Rain

I am feeling cold today. The rain outside is pouring very heavy. I have to double my winter clothes as it doesn't help me to keep me warm. I need to wear something heavier than I always used to wear. The wind is blowing from the north. Luckily, the gas heater is on to keep us warm. I feel so cold, my hands and feet are cold and I am chilling inside. I can hear the thunder roaring as the rain pours and the wind blows. I need a hot soup to keep my stomach warm and fill my system with lots of energy to keep me going from work. I am just lazy when it is raining.

I am already done paying the bills and they are ready to be mailed on Monday, first thing in the morning. There are few campers coming in the campground so there are less work for me to do except answering queries and some phone calls that are important for the business. I should be working also for the sales tax form as it will be mailed as soon as the campground will close on October 15. Time for my vacation and hope to enjoy the winter time again with my loving husband - Winn. I know there's more things to do and I hope there's more energey for us to stay and enjoy the winter be it in Kentucky or North Dakota.