Have you ever looked forward to events and then had life had you not only lemons, but so many lemonade is out of the question? That’s February for me. January was the late start of my training for my mid-March race in Asheville, NC. I managed to get 51 miles in in January. February has… Continue reading A Month To Forget
Winter weather has finally hit the area I live in. By last year, the school was running out of snow days and the number of two hour delays that had occurred were plentiful. Districts in my area were wondering what they were going to do with February, which is routinely a worse month than January.… Continue reading Weather and Health
Upstate New York is finally paying for the lovely October – okay, so there was one small snow storm, beautiful November and almost pristine December weather that was had. It is January, a new year, a new decade and evidently a new weather trend – cold. What is one to expect when living in Upstate… Continue reading Baby, It’s Cold Outside
I can remember being excited as I would go to bed in anticipation of snow as a child. I loved school but I loved a good snow day better. I am a touch concerned about this, the second of this school year, that my kids will have today. When I woke at 2 am –… Continue reading The Snow Day in Upstate NY
When will the rain stop? Less then five days ago, my driveway and the road in front of my house were covered with ice and snow. We were in the middle of an ice storm. The driveway just became more driveway and less ice yesterday after 25 to 35 pounds of salt and two blisters… Continue reading Rainy Days and Wednesdays?
The first real cold snap is hitting upstate NY right now. It actually started last night. You could feel it. So, when I had to crawl outside this morning to get child #5 to physical therapy by 7 am, it was 1F. Thankfully, the car was parked in such a manner that I didn’t get… Continue reading Baby, It’s Cold Outside …
Woo hoo!!! The local news – as if those of us trying to keep warm don’t already know this – just said our local weather station at the Greater Binghamton Regional Airport is the coldest location in the Northeast with the exception of Mount Washington. That is quite a feat. Of course, Mt. Washington has… Continue reading Cold Weather
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