Archive for December, 2009

Winter starts today??
December 21, 2009

For those of you watching this morning after digging out all weekend long,  Sandra Shaw reminded us that the “winter solstice” actually begins today! So, the 20 plus inches of snow that buried us all on Saturday was…a fall snow storm??
Incredible…and rather daunting if it’s a prelude of things to come.
Well, what could have been [...]

Divinity 101
December 15, 2009

My 8 and 5-year-old boys often catch me off guard with questions I don’t always have answers to,  like yesterday in the car.
“Mom, where’s heaven?” my older son asks.
I take a deep breath and tell him “I’m not sure but some people believe it’s the beautiful place where you go after you die”
“Oh, so is Ella Fitgerald there?…and Louis [...]

Baby, It’s Cold Outside!
December 11, 2009

Happy Friday!
Hope you’re dressed for the cold! Windchills this morning dipped into the single digits in Carroll County! In Baltimore we sat at a 12 degree windchill for much of the morning. There’s more coming our way tonight and tomorrow morning. Plus, we may even see another bit of a wintry mix for Sunday! ‘Tis [...]

Snow Count Showdown
December 7, 2009

We have a winner! 
Thanks to everyone who participated in our snow count showdown contest!  We were amazed at the amount of entries we received.  The majority of you chose the first week of December for the first measureable snowfall and you were right!  35 of you chose Saturday, December 5th.  Congratulations to our winner Vickie Kohlhepp! Her [...]