Baby It's COLD Outside!!!!

To borrow from a song title.... the Northern Plains suck to be living in at the moment. At least the snow quit... it's just windy and freaking freezing. Why not Minot? Freezins' the reason.

Did the pioneers think to themselves "My what pretty wasteland, flat and filled with sunflowers... let's build a town here." I've met several locals who swear this is the best place on earth. "I came back after I lived in many other places." Short of the crime rate being prime, and decent schools, I'm still searching for that miraculous enlightenment to say "Susan, this is your promised land. Make it yours."

Someone asked me recently, "Did you like ANYWHERE you've been stationed?" Truth be told... I've complained about every assignment. I've complained lots about some (ie MINDROT) and not so much about others (ie Deutschland and Europa). I have tried blooming where I am planted - mostly shallow roots that never took hold for not wanting to get to know people only to leave shortly down the road. I chose to return to Minot for my boys' sakes and getting them a good education for free. My favorite places were Virginia and Germany. Too crowded in one and an ocean away from family in the other. But the sites to see. In an hour, historical Williamsburg or a castle ruin. In Minot? I'm still halfway to Bismarck, or another 8 hours to Minneapolis.

So back to today's title and hopes for the week. Weather advisory said up to MINUS 53 degree windchill factor tomorrow. Nice, eh? This is what BLIZZARD means. Blowing snow, blustery gusts of wind, and down right frigid temperatures no human or animal should be out in. Here's hoping this blows thru as fast as the snow did today! I want to look at this as our coldest encounter for the winter of 2007-08 back in North Dakota.

Hopefully I will have a picture of my van surrounded by drifts in the morning. HOpefully DH will get out of the garage ok! Have a lovely night! i'll continue my snow rant tomorrow... snow plows are next...

Question of the day: Just what does it take for a school to close in North Dakota? Or better yet, in MINOT? Letting kids out in 15 below windchill for recess still makes me scratch my head. Tomorrow morning bus pickup is going to be well below zero AIR TEMP.