Bet You Wish You Were Here

Hey everyone. Please be VERY jealous of us in the Midwest right now. For two reasons. One we are about to get socked with a BLIZZARD. This is what a local news channels says:


***Blizzard Warning for Saturday evening through Sunday afternoon****
We have seen light to moderate rain falling across Siouxland so far today, with a little snow mixing in in far western counties. The transition from rain to snow will continue moving east through the evening and overnight hours. Once that changeover happens very strong winds will cause travel conditions will deteriorate immediately, with whiteout conditions and drifting snow. Your best bet is just to stay home tonight and Sunday morning or until the snow winds down. If you do have to travel, make sure you let someone know your travel plans, take a winter survival kit, and stay with your vehicle if you become stranded.



are ya jealous? Don't be!! This sucks. It's freakin April 4th and we're going to likely get over 6 inches of snow! My parents are going to get possibly over a foot!! Right now the wind is blowing some 40+mph. There is some rain in the air, but no snow. It's coming tho. I think by 6PM they said the blizzard warning goes in to effect.



Now the other thing that makes me proud to be from Iowa, NOT!! Iowa has begun the process of legalizing gay marriage. I know most of you know how I feel about this and when i get a little more time, maybe I'll expound. But lets just clarify, I am NOT for this. Marriage is defined as b/w one women and one man. Let's not going changing what is supposed to be.

Why do such a minority have such a big voice? Where is a voice like this for abortion?

Blizzard Number ???

I don't even know what number this is, but it looks like we're in for another one. I'm trying to copy and paste the weather outlook but it's not working. Here's the text of it.....
A Clipper low pressure system brought us a quick hit of snow across Siouxland this morning. More snow is in the forecast this afternoon adding another inch or more to totals by this evening. What is of more concern is the windy conditions that will develop later this morning and this afternoon. Winds will gust to as much as 50 mph causing blowing and drifting of snow in some parts. Near whiteout conditions are expected this afternoon in the open country.
Temperatures also plummet with evening thermometer readings in the teens. Wind chill values are expected to drop to minus 20 to minus 30 by tonight. We'll hardly warm tomorrow as afternoon temperatures hover in the lower teens but luckily the wind will not be an issue.
More snow enters the forecast by Tuesday night as yet another Clipper system affects the area. The arctic invasion begins today and with a more serious shot coming by mid-week. There is good news however in the extended forecast with temperatures moderating big time by the end of the weekend.

Megan-We're coming to see you! Enough of this weather for a couple days:) Call or email me, better yet your uncle.

The kids are out playing now during the calm before the storm. I scooped as much snow as I can and waiting for DH to bring the tractor over. I'm SO glad i'm not working in the city anymore and have to contend with roads.

stranded

Hello!! I'm stranded in Eastern IA by a snow storm. It's simply NASTY out there. Although visibility has picked up, they still are advising no travel. I'm here with my parents, sister and C'man. I'm so glad Miss A isn't here as keeping her entertained here would be awful. The pool is over clorinated so you can hardly be in it. We are going to walk next door shortly for lunch. Dad is pacing and very ansty. He tried the roads out but said he couldn't tell if he was on the shoulder or road.

Maxine passed away 2AM saturday. Her last 24 hrs were not pleasant. She was in a lot of pain. We went to see her Friday night and said our good byes. Not responsive but she did moan when I sang. She also responded when I told her her cats are fat and happy. DH said his good byes too. We left him alone with her, he cried. So hard to see a grown man cry. But at least I know he has dealt with it. She is no longer here on earth but her legacy will live on forever.

ok must go. I'm using the hotel computer!!

Day three

Well it's not day three of this lovely snowstorm!! Although....the sun is out and it just doesn't look as bad now that the sun is shinning. The wind has gone down SOME maybe 20-25 mph, however they still are advicing no travel. DH (in the infertility world DH stands for Dear Husband, although I'm not sure if the rangs true ALL the time) is out scooping out our neighbor. He wasn't real thrilled with me volunteering him to do that. He was over there feeding the cows and said he didn't think anyone was home because the snow drifts were so big right in front of her house. I emailed her and she's at work. HOWEVER, the dogs have been in the house since probably thursday!? Can we say eww...Anyway, he's over there now probably cussin a blue moon at me.

Carson and I ventured out this AM. I wanted pictures and Jeff said 'i know how about YOU go out, you need fresh air' I was like You know i think i will!! So i put on his overalls and C and I got bundled up to head out in to the elements. Drifts are tall and the wind has made some amazing creations with the snow!! Carson liked me to put him on top of the drifts and then he'd slide down. He'd get stuck and say HELP and he always has an emphasis on the P! We lasted about 30 min before i convinced him it was time to get inside for some hot coco. And we made it in with NO protests!!

Addie stayed inside obviously with Jeff. Next year she'll want to come out with us. Oh wait, i think she's going to be are little princess. She'll want to stay inside where it's warm and has all the imenities with in her reach. But when she does get outside she'll make C pull her in the sled.

Oh and lastly, old yellow...how about a front view of the pickup. I think it growled at me when i took this picture not humored by the piles of snow all around him. He looks sad doesn't he. He's wondering if spring will ever get here!

The old yellow pickup

Well here we are, day 2 of this lovely Midwest blizzard!! I have more pics of the emphamis pickup!! That pickup....it's one of those that you sit down and you get a puff of dirt in your face, or worse yet when you shut the door the entire insides just moan and sometimes even a mouse can be seen. That reminds me of a story of when Jeff and I were dating. I was in that pickup and and he says 'so you like mice?" ummm excuse me?? I said well I don't know (being a city girl, as much as one can be in a rural community) . He said 'good, because one just looked at you!" WHAT?! I used to hate this pickup but then I started to like it. It has character. It's Jeffs brothers, i thought it was his dads. It's great, we haul the dogs in it, a calf has ridden in it, people, my GRANDFATHER that's an entire laugh your butt of story in of itself. Many of days Jeff can be seen going down the road with 3 dogs hanging off the side. Oh and when we had pigs Jeffs dad would deliver them to market in this pickup. So it has a lot of history and i really like it. It's sad to see it all out there burried in a big ol' snowdrift. probably won't start till Spring!!

So, on a my life has drama part, I was making supper and letting it simmer on the stove. While sitting in the den with Jeff and kids i hear something crackling...i was like what's burning. OH MY GOSH IT'S SUPPER!!! NOPE it was crackers, container of water, ON FIRE!! The WRONG burner was on. Not the first time i've done this but i'm convinced I did NOT turn that burner on!! But none the less, crisis diverted with Jeffs quick thinking to shut it off. Needless to say my house STUNK!! My mother in law happen to come over and said why are the windows open? Oh my what happened?? And continued to lector ME on why i shouldn't have ANYTHING on the burner. Whatever, i'll just go eat some humble pie....

so here i am a BLOGGER

Well....here i am, a blogger!! I'd been thinking and thinking about doing this and here I am. So what am I going to do now.....hmmm....well from the name of my blog i'd like to share all the drama, i'm sorry STORIES, that come from my life. It's been suggested by my lovely g'ma gene, that I start keeping track of the stories. I'm going to blog about KIDS, life as a farmers wife, adoption, dogs, infertility, family, you name it you'll see it. I'm hoping to keep the entries short, something that is hard in my life.

As I set this up, we are in the midst of a MAJOR snowstorm!! No work for me accept here at home. The kiddos are BOTH napping, yes AT THE SAME TIME!! Addison couldn't stay awake in her highchair and Carson was a zombie while watching Curious George. Jeff is out taking care of the livestock and i'm hoping later this afternoon he'll get home to work on getting me lights upstairs!!

I'm going to go ahead and close so i can further mess around with my blog!!!

Rae