I know it isn’t.
I’m so very tired of winter.
Last week we had two days above 0 degrees, and it was terrific. I don’t think it was the double digits, but after weeks and weeks of below zero temperatures, you’d be surprised how good six measly degrees feels.
February is not my month. Despite it being populated with family birthdays, celebrating Love, and Groundhog Day, I hate February. It is the coldest darkest month of the year in North Dakota. This past month was more bitter than I remember since moving here. Most of the school days had indoor recess. In case you’re wondering what that cut off is up here, -15. That’s the cut off for public schools in the frozen north, that’s when we say, “Nah, it’s too cold to play outside today.”
Winter in North Dakota is, err, interesting. Perhaps it’s my lack of appropriate indoor recreation in the winter? Maybe it’s my lack of interest in outdoor recreation while it’s snowing? Probably a mixture of both.
My idea of most North Dakotan winters is lots of sport, hockey, ice fishing, snowmobiling, hunting, and drinking. I don’t really do any of that. No, not even drinking. Despite my fascination with alcohol, I rarely drink. I love to try a new drink when I’m out, but I don’t go out much in the winter either. When you open your front door and your lungs shrink to the size of walnuts and your mascara clinks when you blink…you think twice about optional treks out the door.
So I’ve been making mandatory trips to work and lots of naps and reading at home. I’m also working on a separate adoption blog to hold my adoption angst. I’m even dreaming about the Rose Bowl Stadium and a couple of hours of this…
I don’t think I”ll complain about the 20 degree drop this week into the 50’s. Our snow is of the yellow variety. And dusty.
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We never have it quite as bad as you do, so it’s not fair for me to complain, but I am feeling seriously whiny at the moment. We’re now five days into March and it’s actually colder than it was for much of February.
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Yeah, it totally sucks! I want Spring!!
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You guys have really been pummeled this year. I don’t think we got anywhere near as much snow .
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Hang in there. Spring is coming…
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It’s fingernails and fireball by now!
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Come on!! What’s a little snow and cold?? Keeps life interesting…
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We got nine inches today, that’s certainly interesting.
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Most assuredly!! Perhaps that’s one of the reasons why you are so interesting—you take after your weather!???!
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Now if I was a man, I’d really like that comparison. lol
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Ah sorry! You’re too cute to be a man! You’ll just have to accept you’re an interesting woman!!
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Thank you, I’m certainly a woman interested in nine inches of things other than snow…..
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It is a good thing you’re into easily attained things… (cough cough).
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Really? Hmm, I must be looking in the wrong arena
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