Why, Yes, Virginia, It DOES Snow Sideways!

Ah yes.  The good ol' "Lake Effect Snow Machine."  It has finally hit us.  You can see the barn on the left, but the quanset hut, in the distance, can usually be CLEARLY seen from the house.  Now it is completely obscurred by snow.

Out the front window.  Beyond the bush there behind the bird houses, SHOULD be the road.  Well, it's there, you just can't see it.

You can't see it really well, because I'm taking all these pictures through the windows, but it IS snowing sideways, and you SHOULD be able to see out road.

This is our first real snowfall we've had all year.  We had 2 inches or so about a month ago, and that's been it.  Jacob is SO excited!  So yeah, this is what it looks like on our end of the world....
How are you?

Holy Snow Batman!

We knew it was coming eventually!

Outside my front window

Yes, Virginia, It DOES snow sideways!

Jacob is in little boy heaven.  He LOVES the snow!

Even the dogs were running around like crazy fools!

There is a phenomenon where we live called "lake effect" snow.  Basically, when really, really cold air comes either down from the north or from the west it crosses one of the Great Lakes.  The water of the lake is warmer than the air, and this creates what they call lake effect snow.

Basically, what that means is that when it's super cold and windy, and the wind is from the north or west, we get a boatload of snow.  (See above).  And MY house happens to sit at the end of a "snow belt."  If you saw it on a weather map, it would look like a finger reaching across from the lake to directly over MY house.  We live south and west of town, closer to the lake.  So WE can get a foot, and Doug's work, in the city (town), can get 4 inches.

Yes, I'm serious.

So I am going NOWHERE for days.  It's SO cold.  Windchill is probably at zero or below.  I was supposed to go to the dentist today, but this frigid air going straight to my lungs?  No thanks.  Especially after just getting over pneumonia.

So.  What's it like in your neck of the woods??

Me On YouTube With A Cold

Watcher beware.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XQlCLO4XDE


Not a lot of fun. But a whole lotta ugly.

Updates and Prayers

IMPORTANT....PLEASE DO NOT COMMENT ABOUT MY DAD ON FACEBOOK...COMMENT ON HERE IF YOU WISH.
THANKS. 

Okay.  First of all, I don't know if I'm gonna get in trouble for sharing this or not.  Technically, I'm not sharing on facebook, so...anyway.  My dad is a VERY private person.  He is 72, and in that generation, you keep your problems to yourself, it's nobody's business, we don't talk about things like this, blah, blah, blah.  Well tough.

My dad is also a Christian.  They have told their closest friends...I have asked a few people to pray via e-mail and such, but I want as many people praying for my Daddy as possible, so I'm making it known.  My dad was just diagnosed with cancer.  Adenocarcinoma to be exact.  Right now all we know is that he has one "small" tumor in his right lung.  He had a PET scan last Saturday, and an MRI on Monday which will determine if the cancer is anywhere else, and what stage he is.  So I am asking you to please pray that this cancer is only in the one spot, and that it can be treated and cured without surgery.  My dad is not in the best of health anyway.  Ironically, he quit smoking about 3 months ago after 60+ years.

Also, if you know my parents, please do not say anything to them at this time.  His name is Harold.

Obviously this is horrible news, and it's stressing me out.  I'm not ready to lose my dad.  I know no one ever is, but Jacob is only 5 and he needs his Papa.

Stress is not good for my MG.  Nor is this wicked cold that will not leave me alone.  So that's my second request, that you please pray for me to get rid of this blasted thing.  It's really starting to take its toll.

Jacob is mostly better...still coughing a bit and runny nose on and off.  Doug hasn't gotten the head cold, but he has been achy and just generally feeling kind of under the weather for the last week or so as well.

Finally, I am scheduled to have a port put in Wednesday the 28th.  I MUST be over this cold, and I want everything to go well.  I have toughed out a lot of bad treatments with the plasmapheresis, but this last one was just too much.  I have never wanted a port.  The risk of infection, of it clotting, not working, having to be replaced too soon, etc.  But my veins are revolting, so after 11 years, I think it's time. I would very much appreciate your prayers for that as well.

So thanks everyone....as you can tell I kind of have a lot on my plate right now, and knowing you all are praying helps me SO much.
Thanks.