Why I want to move

For SAINT PAUL, MN. 55101
Thursday January 15, 2009

Clear. Extremely cold.
Temperature ... -17º
Apparent Temperature ... -50º
Humidity ... 66%
Winds ... NW at 14mph
Visibility ... 10

Our temps this morning (it's WARMED UP since the sun came up!) When I got up it was -26!!!!!!! This is the coldest day in 5 years.
Next week we're supposed to have a heat wave. Right now it's 40 degrees in Anchorage Alaska, and that's what will be coming down here. Yep, we're supposed to hit 30 degrees next week. WHOO HOOO!!!!

And have you ever heard of black ice? SCARY STUFF!!!! Can't see it, its invisible, but it can still get you killed if your car slides on it. Because our dew point right now is -26, our roads are covered with this stuff. And Dean will be spending his day on the road. So then people get in an accident, or slide off the road, get out of their car and get frostbite in about 2 minutes. Car battery acid is below it's freezing point right now, so don't bother trying to jump start your cars!

Jeff Foxworthy on Minnesota

Some of you from the mighty north might have seen this already, but for those who haven't, enjoy!

Jeff Foxworthy on Minnesota

If you consider it a sport to gather your food by drilling through
18 inches of ice and sitting there all day hoping that the food will swim by,
You might live in Minnesota.

If you're proud that your state makes the
national news 96 nights
each year because International Falls is the coldest spot in the nation,
You might live in Minnesota .

If you have ever refused to buy something because it's "too spendy",
You might live in Minnesota .

If your local Dairy Queen is closed from November through March,
You might live in Minnesota .

If someone in a store offers you assistance, and they don't work there,
You might live in Minnesota .

If your dad's suntan stops at a line curving around the
middle of his forehead,
You might live in Minnesota .

If you have worn shorts and a parka at the same time,
You might live in Minnesota .

If your town has an equal number of bars and churches,
You might live in Minnesota .

If you know how to say....Wayzata...Mahtomedi ... Cloquet
Edina... and Shakopee,
You might live in Minnesota .

If you think that ketchup is a little too spicy,
You might live in Minnesota .

If vacation means going "up north" for the weekend,
You might live in Minnesota .

If you measure distance in hours,
You might live in Minnesota .

If you know several people, who have hit deer more than once,
You might live in Minnesota .

If you often switch from "Heat" to "A/C" in the same day and back again,
You might live in Minnesota .

If you can drive 65 mph through
2 feet of snow
during a raging blizzard without flinching,
You might live in Minnesota .

If you see people wearing hunting clothes at social events,
You might live in Minnesota .

If you install security lights on your house and garage and
leave both unlocked,
You might live in Minnesota .

If you think of the major food groups as beer, fish, and Venison,
You might live in Minnesota .

If you carry jumper cables in your car, and your girlfriend knows
how to use them,
You might live in Minnesota .

If there are 7 empty cars running in the parking lot at Mill's Fleet Farm
at any given time,
You might live in Minnesota .

If you design your kid's Halloween
costume to fit over a snowsuit,
You might live in Minnesota .

If driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow,
You might live in Minnesota .

If you know all 4 seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter,
and of course, road construction,
You might live in Minnesota .

If you can identify a
southern or eastern accent,
You might live in Minnesota .

If your idea of creative landscaping is a plastic deer next
to your blue spruce,
You might live in Minnesota .

If "Down South" to you means Iowa ,
You might live in Minnesota .

If you know "a brat" is something
you eat,
You might live in Minnesota .

If you find -10 degrees "a little chilly",
You might live in Minnesota .

Spring? I think not!

Here is what our house looked like this morning. This is ridiculous!!! Our first ride should be 2 weeks from now. I can't ride my own, but I can ride behind! The thing with MN spring snows though, is this stuff could be gone in two days. Whatever happens, I just want to see GREEN!!!! And HELLO! We have a TON of landscaping, house painting, etc. to get done before a big party here in TWO MONTHS! Not to mention all the dog crap that is burried under this stuff. LOL