Under normal
conditions, it would be difficult to imagine a Great Day that began with dental
work and a trip to the Department of Motor Vehicles, but it has been a great
day around here. When you live in Augusta, Georgia, and the forecast reads
“100% chance of snow,” let me tell you, excitement runs high. 100% chance!
Accumulation of 2-4 inches! The kids, naturally, are over the moon, but,
really, most adults are just as stoked.
So after the DMV
(not so bad, really) and dental work (more involved than I anticipated. Is there a trend here?), I and the rest of Augusta went to
the grocery store. A Facebook meme captured it best: Milk, bread, and eggs? What is it about snow storms that make people
crave French toast?
As for me, I was
after a little comfort food. School had early dismissal today and no school at
all on Wednesday. I pictured leisurely days, playing in the snow, lounging in
our jammies, eating chili.
And so it has been –
a slow, lazy day playing with friends, indulging in comfort food, listening to Tim play the piano, taking a nap,
baking a few favorites in the kitchen .
. . and waiting for the snow.
Now, we haven’t actually
spotted a flake as yet. There is, however, something meteorologists call Wintery Mix falling as I type. It’s this
Wintery Mix that always trips us up –
damaging and no fun whatsoever. We’ve been glued to the weather forecast, and
we’re now hearing that this sleet will turn to flakes at 7:00.
Just twenty-four
minutes to go.
For the sake of thousands of Augusta area kids (and many, many adults who are still kids at heart), this snow had best start falling.
2 comments:
Any snow?? We got 2-4 inches depending on where you live. The entire city is pretty much shut down. I know you grew up in the north, as did I, so it's still funny and horrible all at the same time to watch the south deal with what would be a "light dusting"! My kids are thrilled, however!
Kris - I'd say we ended up with three inches. Very beautiful, very fluffy. We're having a ball. Yes, a dusting for Detroit except for the icy rain that came first. Thankfully the sleet was short-lived, so no downed power lines and falling limbs. It is funny how we gear up for this, but without salt trucks, I'm glad we've taken a cautious approach.
One year we cancelled school on a forecast that proved false. The roads were bone dry and temps were like 50. That was kind of funny.
I'm glad we tend to make decisions early. I remember as a kid getting up at the crack of dawn to watch for cancellations and being so bummed I didn't get to sleep in.
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