Snowpocalypse 2025

The long anticipated snowpocalypse  blew through last night, and as I expected, we didn't get anything but sleet and freezing rain.  They got a good snow as close as Batesville, but in all fairness, we were on the very southern edge of the warned area, so it could have gone either way.  Plus, that weird geographical thing that protects us from the severe weather also keeps snow from getting here.  

The last really good snow I remember was back in 2011.  That was when Cody built his snowman Sned.  

That was also the year we had that really bad tornado outbreak the following April -- 349 tornadoes over a three day span, including an EF-5 that hit Smithville, MS.  Makes me wonder if the two were somehow related...

But I digress...

As I said, all we got was sleet and freezing rain, but as the temps barely got down to freezing in the first place, there was basically no accumulation.  Just a slushy mess in my back yard. 

And I realized as I trudged out to the shed in an old pair of house shoes to get another armload of firewood, I probably ought to get a new pair of rubber boots.   I tossed the old pair when the rubber began to split, but I'd had them for several years, so I got my money's worth out of them. 

So what did I do while I was sitting in front of my toasty fire?  I'll give you two guesses.  If you say watch TV and knit, give yourself a cookie, because that's exactly what I did.  I made a good start on my cowl, and should be done by tomorrow. 

I like the way it's knitting up, and think maybe my sister and sister in laws might just get one for Christmas next year.  I'll have to ask Cody if he thinks Brennan would wear one.  If so, she'll get one, too. 

And finally, the last thing I did today -- unless you really want to hear about my laundry and housecleaning -- was to finally take my Christmas tablecloth off of my card table and put the table back into the closet.  

I guess Christmas is over for real now.  

Until next year...