Nov

21

Dreaming of a white Christmas

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“Home is a place you grow up wanting to leave, and grow old wanting to get back to”
~ John Ed Pearce

getting chilly in Moose Jaw and i am hoping for snow on the ground when i get there. not too much snow, of course. still want planes to be able to land and take off okay and for the 45 min drive to and from the airport in Regina not to be too dangerous. my mom drove me to the airport after Christmas once some years back and we counted over 30 cars in the ditch just in that short stretch.

but some snow would be nice. i know my mom will greet me at the airport with appropriate outer wear because i’ll show up in shorts and flip flops - ha.

she’ll probably also have the heat cranked up in the house. because as much as i say i like snow and can’t wait for the cold, i’m still a giant wimp and will be FREEZING when i finally get there. socks and sweaters indoors all day, everyday.

it’s even getting cold in Scottsbluff. Brandon saw the temperature over my shoulder and asked what it was in Fahrenheit. of note, i’m trying to learn shortcuts for the F to C and C to F conversions and figure flipping back and forth in a widget is a start. the extreme minuses in Celsius always sound more impressive.

3 weeks from today, i will be on my way home. unfortunately, there are still a few pesky speedbump exams between here and there, so it’s back to antiviral drugs (and coffee) this morning.

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photo: screenshot of my widgets. top left is a CFL score widget and top right is the sky stars at this lat/longitude. Saskatchewan doesn’t observe daylight savings time either, so we are always two hours apart.

Comments

4 Comments so far

  1. BCWB on November 21, 2008 7:23 am

    Too bad they don’t observe daylight savings time in Sask. That means you will have to adjust another hour from the two you already did. LOL Can’t wait for you to land in Denver on the 16th. Should be a great time not to mention nice and mountainous!!

  2. jenn on November 21, 2008 9:08 am

    I love the Regina airport. Actually, it’s the ‘taking off in Toronto/landing in Regina’ thing I like. Talk about culture shock.

  3. Dawn on November 24, 2008 11:37 am

    Does that say MINUS 13? I can’t imagine! The temperature has dropped here to 20 degrees during the day and 14 degrees at night. It’s freezing! I got Corrie to buy me a heavy sweater in the capital last week because all I have are short sleeve tshirts. How sad and weak am I, hey?

  4. darlene on November 25, 2008 4:25 pm

    still no snow here … what the??!! so happy you are stopping down in my city :)

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