I can hardly believe it.. it's finally warming up here. after the mildest December I can remember, we had the coldest winter in thirty years in this area (NW PA). I've exprerienced every shade of blue, witnessed countless accidents on my hour commute to Erie, and prayed through numerous white outs that I'd make it to work, school and home. The college only cancels class when there are reports of accidents on the interstate. One night while stil at work we received reports that there was a fifty car pile up that started with a tractor trailor which swerving to avoid another trucker outside of his truck which started the awful chain. The accident blocked all my roads home and closed down I90 for six hours. You get home after a night like that and kiss the snow at your door.
The nightmare is about over (but reoccurs every winter around here) and driving through the snow belt, aptly named, will become a white blur left over from this winter. Today it was round 50 degrees, tomorrow promises to be around 60. A friend at work saw a gathering of robins the other day!
My daughter called from Alabama on my way home from work and we caught up. The kids were out playing in the new yard, enjoying the sun. Things are falling in place for them there and they love their new home. Their beds are being delivered and she asked for tips on opening the pool (we had a pool when the kids were growing up). They are already making friends with the neighbors and I think it's wonderful that the kids finally have room to run in a rural area (as apposed to the trailer they've lived in for the past four years). The temperature was around 80 degrees there today. She said highs climb to around 110.
Now I think I'll go recover from a visit to the evening after work. (Great way to spend Spring Break, yes???)
