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Winter and Elsa Be Gone

Posted on February 16, 2015 12:00 am by TheAngelForever

When you live in the northeast, you know that Mother Nature can dish out many different scenarios in the winter. As someone that has lived in New York State for her entire life, I have to say this winter has been brutal. Elsa needs to back off and STOP!

It is not simply cold, it is freezing in a dangerous way. Snow may not be to the levels people are seeing in New England (poor Boston and areas of Maine), but traveling around here is getting tricky. Roads have snow mounds all over which makes it hard to see when it is time to pull out into a street or make a turn. Cars are parked so far from curbs that they are blocking traffic patterns. Crosswalks are not cleared and people have to climb over snow to go across a road.

Homeowners are running out of places to pile snow up near their homes. Yes, we have given up dreaming of a clean driveway. At this point we are simply making paths to get from here to there.

While they look beautiful, icicles on homes are a sign of ice dams. This year they are horrid and I live on fear of dripping noises. Yes, knee highs once again are out on parts of my roof. I am hoping that once the temperature increases a bit, the calcium chloride will help us to avoid water backing into our house.

Sometimes you just need to vent for a few moments. After that, you go back and curl under three or more blankets dreaming of visible pavement and temperatures that do not harm people, places, and things. I also tend to dream of Disney and hope that Hakuna Matata will make this pass without too much damage.

Do you live where winter has over stayed and needs to go far far away? Let me know what you are looking forward to in the months ahead.

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Disney weather winter

Let it Go, No More Snow

Posted on February 17, 2014 12:00 am by TheAngelForever

Dear Mother Nature,

For some reason, I think you must be a Disney fan. The hoopla and praise for the movie Frozen has made you very excited to share how you too can be like Elsa. To those of us living in the Northeast of the United States, we knew the power of your winter storm possibilities. Most of us had put our guard down a little after several relatively mild winters in recent years. It isn’t that we never thought snow piles would reach our armpits again, not at all. I think we were just naïve and forgot what extreme cold and storm after storm can be like.

Of course, those of us in places like New York State are lucky. We may complain about the snow and cold from time to time (or more perhaps), but at least we have snow removal tools. The people in the southern parts of the United States do not have salt trucks, plows, and other resources like we do. Schools throughout the country have been closed many more days than I can remember in decades. Snow, ice, freezing rain, flooding, and extreme cold are all to blame.

Can we make a deal? It is great to be a fan of the movie Frozen, but could you please cut us some slack and give our shovels a break for a bit?

Seriously, I think it’s time to Let it Go and say no more to snow! Now let the snow gradually melt and let us see the beauty that you create in the months ahead.

PS – If we can’t laugh we would likely cry. Here’s a video of TechyDad when we were digging out from nearly two feet of snow on Friday.

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Disney weather winter

Memories of Disney in February

Posted on February 5, 2014 3:56 pm by TheAngelForever

Several years ago, we found ourselves at Walt Disney World in February. Those of us from New York were happy to be in temperatures that were above thirty degrees, so we were not bundled up like the poor Floridians. Still today I find myself dreaming of being back in Florida instead of here. Sure making snow cream is fun, and it was hilarious watching my son row his sled down the street, but I would prefer a Dole Whip while watching my kids hug some of our favorite Disney friends.

Be sure to stop by Focused on the Magic by clicking on the button above to join in the Disney magic this week.

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Disney travel vacation winter

Cold is an Understatement

Posted on January 3, 2014 12:00 am by TheAngelForever

Growing up in New York State, I remember a lot of snow during my childhood. The kids in our neighborhood often made snow forts, snowmen, and went sledding. Sure it was cold, but it never hurt to play outside.

Fast forward to winter 2014 where Mother Nature is roaring across the country. She is dumping large amounts of snow all over. In addition to this, the temperature is plummeting while the snow continues to fall. Right now, it is zero degrees Fahrenheit, but feels like -25 thanks to the wind chill. Many roads in New York and beyond have been closed due to a snow emergency. Road crews are having a hard time dealing with blowing and drifting snow. In addition to this, salt does not work very well in these extreme temperatures.

Perhaps it is because I am an adult now, but winter seems so much worse. It could be because we have the responsibility of our own house, cars, and kids. Still, I do not recall the roads and places being so bad.

Time for you to weigh in: Has winter changed where you are or is it just different now that you are an adult? Now please excuse me if I am quiet for a little while, we have a lot of snow to shovel.

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looking back weather winter

Baby It’s Cold Outside

Posted on January 4, 2013 12:00 am by TheAngelForever

I have lived in New York my entire life. The rather mild winter in 2011-2012 left us with almost no snow, ice, and bone chilling days. This winter started out in a similar fashion. December was filled with days that consistently went above the 32 degree mark. All of this changed when back to back snow storms hit our area.

Not only did we suddenly have at least a foot of snow on the ground, the temperatures dropped. Snow is beautiful to look at, but it turns to ice, forms dams on houses, and makes maneuvering outside tricky. None of this really phases the boys, they are happy to stay outside and play.

Thursday morning it was –2 when the boys had to walk into school. When you factor in the wind, it was –7. It was COLD and the sting factor was definitely there. I seriously will not complain about 30 degree weather again, it does seem rather balmy right now.

My question to you this week:

What is your ideal outdoors temperature and why do you prefer that?

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