Saturday, February 09, 2008

Under the Weather

Nope, we're not sick here but we are cold. I didn't plan on blogging about our foul weather but today this is what I got in my e-mail weather alerts:

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM
MST/ SUNDAY...


A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/
SUNDAY.


AN ARCTIC FRONT IS MOVING SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE AREA TODAY.
BEHIND THE FRONT...STRONG GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH AND
VERY COLD AIR WILL COMBINE TO PUSH WIND CHILL READINGS TO 20 BELOW
TO 35 BELOW ZERO. THE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS WILL REMAIN THROUGH
SATURDAY NIGHT.


DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS CAN CAUSE FROSTBITE TO EXPOSED SKIN IN LESS
THAN 30 MINUTES. IF YOU GO OUTDOORS...WEAR SEVERAL LAYERS OF
LOOSE-FITTING CLOTHING ALONG WITH A HAT AND GLOVES. BE SURE TO
COVER ANY EXPOSED SKIN.

The worst part about it is that the sky is blue and the sun is shining just like it would on a beautiful summer day! It looks a little windy out but the wind blows out here on the prairie most of the time so that's nothing new. I want to go out and go for a walk, get some fresh air with the kids, feel the sun on my face...but alas, that's not to be.

Luke was really looking forward to his ice fishing trip with the Royal Rangers today and it was canceled. So now both kids are stuck in the house since it's too cold to go out and play.

Yesterday was beautiful though - blue sky and sunshine and it was almost warm (we had a high of 26 degrees F!) so not every you know what extreme snow is...you don't day here is so cold but at times we have to stay in the house for a week at a time because of the cold...it kind of reminds me of the UP only we have the extreme cold here instead of the extreme snow (as much as 300 inches a year for those of you who think you know what extreme snow is, you don't really know until you live at Mt. Horace Greeley!) . At least we don't have 8 foot snow banks along the roads here! :)

I feel for you Nan, I don't envy the weather you must have way up there in Canada! But I'm sure I can imagine it with the cold we get now and the snow we used to get in the UP.

I am very grateful for my warm home on a day like today!

So we are under the weather as far as we are under it's control, we live our daily lives by it, and we can't wait for it to warm up again! :)

3 Comments For Risa:

Anna said...

Brrrrrrr! Looks like you need to make a trip to southern fl!:)

Jodie said...

I hear you! Bitter brr cold for us too. :(

Jamie said...

great, is that what i have to look forward to? i saw today that where we're going was only 4 with like -14 windchill. oh man i'm going to freeze next winter!