Winter Wonderland equals Crazy Louisianans

I was awakened today by Jerome knocking on my door at 7 damn 30 in the morning. I thought the building was on fire or he'd fallen and broken a leg or some other calamity, but was surprised to see that it was snowing outside.

Now, I am not a stranger to snow, nor am I a fan of it, but it was nice to see again, especially since it's been a few years since I've had to deal with it.

The funny thing is how people are reacting to it. First of all, let me say that when I say snow, I mean there is currently two inches outside and it is beginning to rain. I don't think this is going to last forever.


The news is treating this like Hurricane Gustav, saying "Don't leave your house, unless you absolutely have to." School has been cancelled.....yes cancelled for TWO INCHES!! State employees have been given the day off and the mayor called in to state that only essential employees such as policemen and firemen need to report to work. Court houses have been closed as well.


The news is interviewing some guys who made an 8 foot snow man. The funny thing is how people are talking about this. Newscasters are saying, "I can't believe it, I can't believe there's this much snow!"

Jerome is right there along with them and has received a phone call from every member of his family to talk about the snow.

People are sending in pictures of snowmen they made this morning. "I can't believe it's snowing." Jerome just said again, along with the newscaster.

In their defense, these Louisianans aren't equipped to handle snow. In Utah, we have snow plows and salt trucks. Here, they don't know what a snow plow is. As a result, of course there are tons of accidents out there, so I'm staying home and not going to venture out with these crazy people.

Newcasters who have gone outside are saying, "It's so cold!" It's just funny to hear this.

Jerome just brushed his car off and kept saying, "Look! Look how thick the snow is!".....It's hard to keep my mouth shut. Apparently, last year on the same day, it was 82 degrees and we'll be back in the 70's by this weekend.