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Walking home from work today was a revelation- I realized just why humans (or some of us anyway) evolved to grow facial hair. I had to walk home into the wind during a snowstorm, and darn it if my chin didn’t get chilly! At that point, I would not have been opposed to looking like this man ->
The clean shaven look just wasn’t working for me. But then I got home and said “Frankie, feel how cold my cheeks are!” and pressed my cheek up against hers. That’s a nice way to warm up.
>So yesterday the girls and I went to playmakers to get scott a little present …. you see each day this week scotty gets a special something for his birthweek. We got him a pair of running socks that Bee picked out. At first she picked out these pink ones with little flowers and I tried to explain to her how I though daddy might want something else. So then she picked out these blue ones with a yellow smiley face. they were cute, maybe too cute. thank goodness they didnt have size large! Then we settled on some that had sol y la luna. Of course we are having a winter weather warning today with 6 inches of snow and winds gusting 20-30mph and bitterly cold temps at around 5 degrees above…. so it may be a while before he can test out the socks. anyway, lets ring on in the birthday week with this picture (I might add this is the very end of a half marathon – 13.1 miles! Gooooooooo Scotty GooooooooO!):
>Should we continue on with the cold weather theme? We’re supposed to get 6 inches of snow tonight, with gusty winds, and blowing snow. Anyhow, my flight to texas was cancelled along with tons of other flights i imagine so Im stuck here in the snow rather than soaking up the sun. Thats OK, I prefer to be home with my family……. especially….. because this is scotty’s birthday week!! So, everyday (beginning tomorrow), and with his editorial comment, I will post a fun picture with the scottster along with some humor. So, get ready to crank it up, you only turn 40 once!
>You know it is sad when you go outside and think its warm and you check the temp and its 12.6F.
>here is a suggestion. Do not chew a piece of altoid peppermint gum then go for a 1 mile walk home in the -20 windchill. Honestly, i felt like i was breathing in arctic ice!
>A real heat wave. But the cold weather does make the crunchiest, squeakiest sounding snow. Bee was trying to put on a concert yesterday afternoon when I picked her up from school. And the snow just shakes right off your pants without melting and getting them all wet. I guess the cold weather does have its ups.
>so the pics that go with the last post…. the first one is frankie in all her glorey. the second pic is the “classic style” from mullets galore.
>there is something that Bee, Franks and I have in common – we’re not sure about scott — and that is that the hair on the back of our heads grows alot faster than the front of our heads. that means we are prone to mullets. So, poor Franks, who has never had a haircut in her life, is facing the prospect of either developing a serious a mullet or getting the whack. (I will note that we are going to chicago this weekend so she should fit right in. Why I equate mullets with chicago, you might ask? I dont really know). a few weeks ago when I got my hair cut I literally said, chop the back only. I should post some pictures. We’re still waiting for our camera to arrive home from nyc though.
Since we are on to the topic of mullets, did you know that there were different kinds of mullets? This is what mulletsgalore.com is all about. As I studied the site, I saw that there is the classic, which I am afraid is exactly what Franks is growing:
>Finally, I made scott that chana bajhee I posted about a while back. Chic peas simmered with onions, tomatoes, curry powder, and tofu. delish! served with saffron rice.
Bee asked me today why I picked her up from school. I said “because I love you honey!” and then she said, “how come daddy dropped me off at school?”
>no guesses yet? Ah. you all are killing me! Dont you want to know what kind of puppy scott is? (at least when I took the test for him, without his knowledge or consent)??!!
So, here is something interesting. Its beautiful and sunny here (but cold) and its pouring down snow in Kalamazoo. Scott and the girlies are driving home now, and they are going to tell me where the lake effect snow line is. Im curious how much past kalamazoo it goes and if its a gradual change in weather or a noticeable shift. Stay tuned… scott is providing on site coverage…