December 2, 2010
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New York weather, thou art woman....fickle!
Yesterday morning I went out to run my errands, this is what the weather was like. I thought seriously about going by the ark dealership to see what I could find. Even Ian was a bit concerned about the amount of rain that had been falling and was still falling, before he went to sleep he asked Matthew to keep an eye on the level of the creek and to call the town barn if we started to have water going over the road. Did I mention that the thermometer said 62.
Later in the afternoon when I sat down to rock Layn (still cutting teeth and being a crank about it) this is what befell my eyes. Same scene out the same window (a little less zoom this time).
It wasn't long after that Ian came rushing downstairs, poured himself a traveling mug from the ever-full coffee pot and left to make the roads safe for anyone stupid enough to be out. Thus begins the season where Ian is a ghost, a wraith, a figment of our imaginations. The only evidence of him that we will have is the continually emptying coffee pot and the pile of dirty, sandy jeans and carharts in the laundry room. Thank God for men like my son who work so tirelessly so that people who don't know how to drive in snow can risk all our lives by being on the road.
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Impressive pictures!
We'll pray for Ian's safety this season, as well as your sanity. I'd go nuts with worry, but I'm a total pansy about anyone being in danger.
I hope you east coasters keep that stuff out there. We don't need it here...at least not yet.
Thank Ian for me, and I'll try to thank our highway crews when I see them. You're right about the drivers. Even people who know how to drive in snow seem to forget over the summer and have to learn all over again.
@ata_grandma - I will give him your thanks. I never really appreciated the highway crews until I heard some of the stories that Ian had to tell of people who complain of a bit of sand on their lawns in the spring after a particularly hard winter or folks who threaten the town because they lost a mailbox to the plow. Those monsters are not easy to maneuver and taking out a mailbox is preferable to someone walking their dog or someones car.
He is a blessing as are those who keep him going. I'll be praying for you all. (and can you stay in all winter and never drive? That's what I'd have to do if I moved back to snow country).
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