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01/12/2009: "Winter, the Way it Oughta Be"
You see, this is what Winter was supposed to be. Temperature in the 20’s, no wind, and lots of snow accumulation. This weekend – my birthday weekend – was perfect winter weather.
Saturday found our entire family outside pulling sleds around and taking pictures. Katelyn did her best to go sledding down snow piles. She gets E for effort.
We started the day with breakfast at Dino’s. I do not normally order pancakes, but did so this time to do something different for my birthday. My stomach must be wimping out after forty years; they were delicious, but too sweet for me to want to order them on a regular basis.
That night we had a little get together with our friends Tom and Amy. Heather made her signature burritos in enchilada sauce. No, it’s not a contradiction. Afterwards, we played some euchre, men against women. We tied one game to one, so the Battle of the Sexes rages on.
On Sunday, Katelyn and I spent some more time outside just enjoying the beauty of the white snow and mild Winter weather. She tried digging a tunnel through a snow pile, and I did some shoveling. There was more accumulation Saturday night after the snowplow had come through. We now have over one and a half feet on the ground now.
Remember those balloons I received at work on Friday? When I walked into the office this morning, they were still at my desk, but had deflated. I took them out to the dumpster, and did not give them another thought. Later that morning, I was talking to our office secretary, and happened to look out the window. Although all of the black balloons had deflated, the silver “40” balloon had not. Someohe had just opened the dumpster lid, and the silver balloon shot out and disappeared into the sky. Someone is in for a big surprise when they find that in their yard.
