(Master carver Hamamura at work creating his master piece "Phoenix").
I am so envious of LG right now. He must be enjoying the sunny warm weather on the beach in Florida while we are freezing our buns here. The severe weather hit us hard across the Midwest. Missouri governor declared state of emergency and activated the National Guard in preparation for the severe winter storm that was expected to move into the region on Monday. The Guard would be assisting local communities and providing resources for dealing with possible treacherous road conditions and widespread power outages.
Sunday, January 30th – After the noon Mass, we went to the local grocery store to get milk and fresh fruit. The parking lot was 95% full and people were coming out of the store with shopping carts that filled to the max. The forecast called for freezing rain, sleet and could be up to a foot of snow. Bread, milk, and melting salt were the hot items. I was so glad that we already did our shopping on Saturday. I was the only person walking around the store with a smile on my face (everyone else was so tense) while directing traffic (I sort of alert shoppers to watch out for little kids) and so people don’t trample on each other with their carts or fighting over who had their hand on the raisin bread first.
When we saw friends from church, a quickly hello and everyone kept walking since it was no time to chit chat, got to stock up and gear up for what the media labeled as “monster winter storm”. By Monday evening, the freezing drizzle made the roads very slicky and I was so relieved when CP got home safely. I was so concern that the weight of the ice and snow could down trees and power lines. Everyone kept talking about the storm in 2006 when we were not prepared and thousands of St. Lousians were without electricity for more than a week. The storm turned out to be not as severe as predicted. It is always good when the weather people were wrong - haa haa
My office closed at noon on Monday, Jan. 31st and I did not go to work the next day. CP’s company closed also at noon on Tuesday, Feb. 1st. Both offices will be closed today, Wednesday, Feb. 2nd. I was looking forward to this week of celebrations, my birthday, Lunar New Year on Thursday, Feb. 3rd and then the Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 6th. Well, nothing was going to stop me from having fun on my 50th birthday and fun we shall have! Check back often for photos and my wild party at the Seniors Center - haa haa
(Master carver Hamamura at work creating his master piece "Phoenix").
I am so envious of LG right now. He must be enjoying the sunny warm weather on the beach in Florida while we are freezing our buns here. The severe weather hit us hard across the Midwest. Missouri governor declared state of emergency and activated the National Guard in preparation for the severe winter storm that was expected to move into the region on Monday. The Guard would be assisting local communities and providing resources for dealing with possible treacherous road conditions and widespread power outages.
Sunday, January 30th – After the noon Mass, we went to the local grocery store to get milk and fresh fruit. The parking lot was 95% full and people were coming out of the store with shopping carts that filled to the max. The forecast called for freezing rain, sleet and could be up to a foot of snow. Bread, milk, and melting salt were the hot items. I was so glad that we already did our shopping on Saturday. I was the only person walking around the store with a smile on my face (everyone else was so tense) while directing traffic (I sort of alert shoppers to watch out for little kids) and so people don’t trample on each other with their carts or fighting over who had their hand on the raisin bread first.
When we saw friends from church, a quickly hello and everyone kept walking since it was no time to chit chat, got to stock up and gear up for what the media labeled as “monster winter storm”. By Monday evening, the freezing drizzle made the roads very slicky and I was so relieved when CP got home safely. I was so concern that the weight of the ice and snow could down trees and power lines. Everyone kept talking about the storm in 2006 when we were not prepared and thousands of St. Lousians were without electricity for more than a week. The storm turned out to be not as severe as predicted. It is always good when the weather people were wrong - haa haa
My office closed at noon on Monday, Jan. 31st and I did not go to work the next day. CP’s company closed also at noon on Tuesday, Feb. 1st. Both offices will be closed today, Wednesday, Feb. 2nd. I was looking forward to this week of celebrations, my birthday, Lunar New Year on Thursday, Feb. 3rd and then the Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 6th. Well, nothing was going to stop me from having fun on my 50th birthday and fun we shall have! Check back often for photos and my wild party at the Seniors Center - haa haa
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