Here are a couple pictures of my front yard this morning. I guess it's bare feet and flip flops until we get to the car. 
Showing posts with label weather. Show all posts
Showing posts with label weather. Show all posts
Friday, April 25, 2008
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
THAT'S IOWA FOR YA
This past Saturday, it was 66 degrees and I'm at my man's house grilling out with no coats and sitting by a raging fire until 11:00 p.m. in jeans and sweatshirts. Yesterday, it freakin' snowed!!!
Tomorrow is Wesley's 17th birthday. I remember ten years ago, on his 7th birthday, Dean and I got him a bike that he couldn't even ride because we got a crapload of snow the night before.
Ahhhhhhhhhh!!! I want spring!
Y'all remember the April 9, 1973 blizzard? (This is our version of "What were you doing when JFK died?" Probably laying in our cribs pooping and drooling.)
Just for shits and giggles, I Googled "April 1973 Iowa snowstorm" and here's what it said...
"I'm sure many of us old farts remember the April 9, 1973 snowstorm that blanketed much of Iowa with over a foot of snow and deep drifts."
Old farts? OLD farts? WTF????
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
IOWA WINTERS (Thanks, Mary Jo!)
Dear Diary: Iowa Winters:
Aug. 12 - Moved into our new home in Iowa . It is so beautiful here. The hills and river valleys are so picturesque. I have a beautiful old oak tree in my front yard. Can hardly wait to see the change in the seasons. This is truly God's Country.
Oct. 14 - Iowa is such a gorgeous place to live, one of the real special places on Earth. The leaves are turning a multitude of different colors. I love all of the shades of reds, oranges and yellows, they are so bright. I want to walk through all of the beautiful hills and spot some white tail deer. They are so graceful, certainly they must be the most peaceful creatures on Earth. This must be paradise.
Nov. 11 - Deer season opens this week. I can't imagine why anyone would want to shoot these elegant animals. They are the very symbol of peace and tranquility here in Iowa . I hope it snows soon. I love it here!
Dec. 2 - It snowed last night. I woke to the usual wonderful sight: everything covered in a beautiful blanket of white. The oak tree is magnificent. It looks like a postcard. We went out and swept the snow from the steps and driveway. The air is so crisp, clean and refreshing. We had a snowball fight. I won, and the snowplow came down the street. He must have gotten too close to the driveway because we had to go out and shovel the end of the driveway again. What a beautiful place. Nature in harmony. I love it here!
Dec. 12 - More snow last night. I love it! The plow did his cute little trick again. What a rascal. A winter wonderland. I love it here!
Dec. 19 - More snow - couldn't get out of the driveway to get to work in time. I'm exhausted from all of the shoveling. And that snowplow!
Dec. 21 - More of that white shit coming down. I've got blisters on my hands and a kink in my back. I think that the snowplow driver waits around the corner until I'm done shoveling the driveway. Asshole.
Dec. 25 - White Christmas? More freakin' snow. If I ever get my hands on the sonofabitch who drives that snowplow, I swear I'll castrate him. And why don't they use more salt on these roads to melt this crap??
Dec. 28 - It hasn't stopped snowing since Christmas. I have been inside since then, except of course when that SOB "Snowplow Harry "comes by. Can't go anywhere, cars are buried up to the windows. Weather man says to expect another 10 inches. Do you have any idea how many shovelfuls 10 inches is??
Jan. 1 - Happy New Year? The way it's coming down it won't melt until the 4th of July! The snowplow got stuck down the road and the shit head actually had the balls to come and ask to borrow a shovel! I told him I'd broken 6 already this season.
Jan. 4 - Finally got out of the house. We went to the store to get some food and a goddamn deer ran out in front of my car and I hit the bastard. It did $3,000 in damage to the car. Those beasts ought to be killed. The hunters should have a longer season if you ask me.
Jan. 27 - Warmed up a little and rained today. The rain turned the snow into ice and the weight of it broke the main limb of the oak tree in the front yard and it went through the roof. I should have cut that old piece of shit into fireplace wood when I had the chance.
May 23 - Took my car to the local garage. Would you believe the whole underside of the car is rusted away from all of that damn salt they dump on the road? Car looks like a bashed up, heap of rusted cow shit.
May 10 - Sold the car, the house, and moved to Georgia . I can't imagine why anyone in their freakin' mind would ever want to live in the God forsaken State of Iowa
Aug. 12 - Moved into our new home in Iowa . It is so beautiful here. The hills and river valleys are so picturesque. I have a beautiful old oak tree in my front yard. Can hardly wait to see the change in the seasons. This is truly God's Country.
Oct. 14 - Iowa is such a gorgeous place to live, one of the real special places on Earth. The leaves are turning a multitude of different colors. I love all of the shades of reds, oranges and yellows, they are so bright. I want to walk through all of the beautiful hills and spot some white tail deer. They are so graceful, certainly they must be the most peaceful creatures on Earth. This must be paradise.
Nov. 11 - Deer season opens this week. I can't imagine why anyone would want to shoot these elegant animals. They are the very symbol of peace and tranquility here in Iowa . I hope it snows soon. I love it here!
Dec. 2 - It snowed last night. I woke to the usual wonderful sight: everything covered in a beautiful blanket of white. The oak tree is magnificent. It looks like a postcard. We went out and swept the snow from the steps and driveway. The air is so crisp, clean and refreshing. We had a snowball fight. I won, and the snowplow came down the street. He must have gotten too close to the driveway because we had to go out and shovel the end of the driveway again. What a beautiful place. Nature in harmony. I love it here!
Dec. 12 - More snow last night. I love it! The plow did his cute little trick again. What a rascal. A winter wonderland. I love it here!
Dec. 19 - More snow - couldn't get out of the driveway to get to work in time. I'm exhausted from all of the shoveling. And that snowplow!
Dec. 21 - More of that white shit coming down. I've got blisters on my hands and a kink in my back. I think that the snowplow driver waits around the corner until I'm done shoveling the driveway. Asshole.
Dec. 25 - White Christmas? More freakin' snow. If I ever get my hands on the sonofabitch who drives that snowplow, I swear I'll castrate him. And why don't they use more salt on these roads to melt this crap??
Dec. 28 - It hasn't stopped snowing since Christmas. I have been inside since then, except of course when that SOB "Snowplow Harry "comes by. Can't go anywhere, cars are buried up to the windows. Weather man says to expect another 10 inches. Do you have any idea how many shovelfuls 10 inches is??
Jan. 1 - Happy New Year? The way it's coming down it won't melt until the 4th of July! The snowplow got stuck down the road and the shit head actually had the balls to come and ask to borrow a shovel! I told him I'd broken 6 already this season.
Jan. 4 - Finally got out of the house. We went to the store to get some food and a goddamn deer ran out in front of my car and I hit the bastard. It did $3,000 in damage to the car. Those beasts ought to be killed. The hunters should have a longer season if you ask me.
Jan. 27 - Warmed up a little and rained today. The rain turned the snow into ice and the weight of it broke the main limb of the oak tree in the front yard and it went through the roof. I should have cut that old piece of shit into fireplace wood when I had the chance.
May 23 - Took my car to the local garage. Would you believe the whole underside of the car is rusted away from all of that damn salt they dump on the road? Car looks like a bashed up, heap of rusted cow shit.
May 10 - Sold the car, the house, and moved to Georgia . I can't imagine why anyone in their freakin' mind would ever want to live in the God forsaken State of Iowa
MORE FREAKIN' SNOW!
Well, the kids missed their NINTH day of school due to snow today.
This is what I think about it all....
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
I AM SICK OF SNOW!!!
It is snowing like crazy again. So far, I think there is, like, 4,927,863 inches of snow in my front yard.
Predictions are for more snow on Thursday. There is a 2-hour delay for the kids at school - AGAIN!! Yesterday, too. And, if they go two hours late, they will probably get out three hours early.
I miss Denny Frary. Joe Winters and his rug just ain't the same.
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Thursday, May 17, 2007
How easy is this???
Ok, not all that easy, but I think I may have finally gotten it after about 17 tries....
Carron's been getting on me about never adding my own posts to the site, so in the interest of a harmonious family life, and to ensure that I get to keep sleeping in the bedroom ;-), here's my first crack at it.
Looking through my camera, I have two options here -First, I have some pictures of Odie (our cat)'s rancid looking butt. Apparently he lost a good-sized chunk of it in a barroom brawl at the local cathouse. I keep telling him to lay off the tequila, but he never listens...
Or, second, I have old pictures of a 3 foot snowdrift running across my driveway back in February. Ok, on closer inspection, you can't really see the snowdrift. You can see the 18" of snow on my car, though, but I swear there was a big-ass drift there!! I had to shovel it off by hand...uphill...both ways...
Since many of you check the blog while you're eating your breakfast in the morning, I'll spare you the pics of gaping flesh wounds. Here's a nice little picture to help you appreciate the warmth of summertime. Enjoy!!
Tony
Tuesday, February 6, 2007
Monday, January 22, 2007
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