I just can't seem to deal with this winter very well. Although we've not set any records, we've had very cold temps and a lot of snow this season.
So, this morning (today being payday--or more acurately, benefits day), I get up early to head for WalMart. Imagine my suprise when I found out it was 10 freakin' degrees outside! I guess if I checked the forecast more often I would've known. Oh well, internet said it would be a high of 28, so not too bad. I figured it would be a bit warmer by the time I left the store and had to bring everything in the house.
An hour and a half later it was up to 15 degrees. Could hardly contain myself. When I propped the door open to bring in the bags, the cat didn't even try to get out. Smart cat. In fact, there wasn't a single cat anywhere near the back door, which was really kind of nice because usually I'm tripping over one of them when I'm bringing stuff in the house.
I still needed to get to the pharmacy, but I thought I'd see how much it actually warmed up. At 2:30 p.m. I went to CVS. It had reached 21 degrees. Okay, that's pretty good (even if not the high predicted--weird how they still get paid even when they're wrong). But when I went outside--it was snowing!! Granted, it was that light, powdery stuff, but . . . still it was annoying.
Well, we didn't get much accumulation, thank God. But there's always tomorrow!
I am grateful that I got to see the sun first thing this morning. Even if it didn't stay. It's SAD. No, not boo-hoo. Seasonal Affective Disorder. I actually feel better in the late afternoon and evening because I have a lamp that mimics the sun. Although it is NOT the same as the sun itself, it helps.
In a little less than two months, it'll be officially Spring. Which, in the Chicago-area, means little. It'll be June before we see any really nice weather consistently. Unless it's like last year, when we really never had spring and summer . . .
That's one serious bicycle rider:
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