Let it snow!

Yes, you read that correctly....SNOW! It snowed here today, for all of five minutes. Now this is one of the top five reasons I hate the South (and, believe me, I have hundreds). It's COLD here in the winter. No, not Minnesota-cold, like I grew up with, but from December through February it's about 35 degrees here during the day and colder at night. And yet, there is never any snow to show for those cold temperatures. Last year we got a whopping two inches, all in one day, and that was it for winter. Did I mention that snow fell on December 23? Well, it did. It was gone by the 26th and we saw not one more measly flake.

And don't even get me started on the Southerners' reaction to snow or (God forbid) ice. I couldn't even count how many churches canceled their Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services last year because of two inches of snow. The sand trucks were out (and it was a dump truck with two guys tossing gravel onto the road with shovels, I kid you not!) and people either drove like they were in an off-road competition or like they'd never even seen that powdery white stuff before. Sheesh. Everyone here should be required to drive in snow at least once before they can get a driver's license. Of course, that's probably asking a lot since they don't even require teens to take behind-the-wheel training.

Anyway, the kids were thrilled with watching the snow fall (it all melted practically before it hit the ground) and Mike is praying for a day off tomorrow. He'll probably get it-it rained all day (actually had a thunderstorm last night) and it's only getting colder and we all know how these people react to ice......