Winter Storm Wesley
Sometimes it is difficult to look out the window and watch
the snow fall in torrents…especially as we have all waited so patiently for
spring to arrive. Yet, I think if we try
really hard, we can come up with some benefits…advantages…nicenesses (made up
word) about our recent encounter with Winter Storm Wesley.
Top 10 advantages to the recent snow storm:
10. We can be
thankful that our name is not Wesley.
Unless of course your names is Wesley…in which then I am desperately
sorry for all of the ridicule, hate mail and blame that you may have received
with the recent mid April snow fall that you brought us. How could you? What were you thinking? This
is all your fault!
9. Many of us were
able to spend an extra day at home with our children since their school got
cancelled. Is there a better way to
spend a snow day than to be locked inside with aggressive, stir crazy children
that cannot find anything better to do than to fight and make messes? What a blessing to have them around!
8. We were able to
double check the effectiveness of our 4x4 transmissions…and be reminded of the
poor traction of our minivans.
7. This storm allowed
us to divert our frustration from our children to the plow driver who just
plowed our driveways in with 2 feet of heavy wet snow.
6. We get to wear our
favorite sweater and boots again!...and here we didn’t think we would be
blessed with that opportunity again for 4 months! Hooray!
5. Our brown lawns
are no longer brown!
4. The robins in the tree are easier to see and
watch…although they appear to be angry and confused, perhaps thinking that they
have all gone suddenly colorblind. I am
pretty sure I just heard a baby robin say, “Mommy…what is happening! Everything
is white! Am I dying? Should I go into the white?” Or did it just say…“ Tweet! Tweet!” Hard to
tell…it could have been either.
3. This made us
procrastinators look brilliant! “No dear…this is exactly why I didn’t put the
snow blower away yet…No, it did not have anything to do with laziness…or
watching the NCAA Basketball tournament…It was all a plan to be able to
continually provide you a nice clean place to park...outside the garage…because
inside the garage is where the snow blower has to be kept.”
2. It gave us all
something to talk about. “Well how about that snow huh?” “Yep, it’s something” “Yep, sure is.”
“Supposed to get quite a bit” “Yep, sure are”
“Well it’s been nice talking to you.” “Yep, you too.”
1. Well, now at least you don’t have to go to your Great
Great Aunt Mertle’s 15th birthday party for her pet cat Fluffy. “Oh, Aunt Mertle, I would love to come…but I am
sorry, this snow storm has got me totally blocked in…no, no, you don’t need to use your tractor to come and plow me out…no it isn’t safe for you to come…no really…please this is not necessary...Aunt
Mertle?...hello?...Aunt Mertle?...”
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