Just a warning: this will be the most negative post I've ever written. I usually make sure I'm in a decent mood before I post. But I'm hoping to look back at this someday and laugh.
There is nothing even remotely enjoyable about winter.
~the dry air means we're constantly shocking each other whenever we go to hold hands to pray, or to give someone a hug or a kiss
~it takes 10 minutes to get everyone into clothes and boots to leave the house
~and twice as long to get the kids buckled in around their bulky coats
~the car isn't warm for half the drive to wherever we go
~the roads are dangerous if it's freshly snowing
~and old snow can interfere with people trying to turn onto the road (thus our accident when Jasmine was a baby)
~shoveling
~salt is horrible on our car
~ice
~Hudson lost his mitten playing in the snow this morning. Then fell trying to come back inside.
~my skin doesn't handle the dry weather either, so I have to buy "sensitive" body wash.
~and my knuckles are still dry and bleeding. No lotion helps, though some make it worse.
~it's not pretty. maybe it would be if we had occasional glimmers of sun. I'd warrant a guess that we've had about 10 minutes of sun since the new year started
I'm starting to understand why Buffalonians have a reputation for drinking. (as the Big N Rich song says, "man those Yankees drink enough to drown!!") I'm starting to pray more fervently that God has somewhere else for us, and soon.
4 comments:
You can add that the kids are constantly sick in the winter, too.
- Christin Snell
I didn't know I was a guest blogger :P Please add in that I dislike -40 with windchill and super high heating bills. I'm sure I could add a hundred other things I dislike but I think you've covered the basics. Just think, we are only a few weeks into winter :(
Charlene, have you ever tried putting Bag Balm on your hands at night, then covering with white gloves. Good stuff.
I was told shortly after moving to WI that there's a reason the state is known for beer. It's to keep us warm!
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