I got the call at 5:00 AM that school was called off for today, due to weather conditions. Since I have three staff members to call to inform them of the situation, I stayed up...and was on the radio from 6:00 AM until after noon, providing support for ham friends on the road. I don't think our repeater has been quite that busy for awhile!
Good Neighbor Fred dug me out again this morning...again without being asked. Alas, it didn't last. It has precipitated all day today. We probably have 6 inches of white stuff on the ground, but there was a period of rain after that, and then a very long period of what I call "little ice balls". (It's back to snow now.) We could get another 2-4 inches of snow. At one point this afternoon, anticipating that we might have school tomorrow, I decided to go out and uncover my car. I started it and turned on all defrosters, then endeavored to sweep off the snow. Well, THAT didn't work! The snow had a crust on it. It quickly became obvious that it was going to take quite a bit of time, but the little ice balls were hurting my face, and I realized that by running the defrosters, I was going to create a layer of water on the windshields that would cause the still-falling stuff to stick and make another mess. So I shut the car off and came back inside, hoping we wouldn't have school tomorrow to give me another opportunity to dig out. (Got the call. No school again tomorrow!)
Everything north of Carmel, IN, has been under a blizzard warning all day. That includes Meg's territory. At one point, she ventured out into the yard and took pictures. They have over a foot of snow in Muncie, and it's still falling. At one point, Meg indicated that there was a BIG gust of wind that was noticeable in the house. I asked her if the children seemed afraid of the blizzard. Her response was that they seemed somewhat excited about the "lizard". Ah, to be a child again! My sister Shari and husband in IL are also in blizzard conditions. So far, everyone still has power!
It is times like this when the true meaning of "home" comes through. Just being safe and dry isn't enough. Everyone wants to be HOME. I really feel for the Hurricane Katrina victims living in FEMA trailers that were decimated by a tornado yesterday. My little home-on-a-slab in Plainfield, Indiana isn't much...but I have been in this bungalow longer than I have ever been anywhere in my life. I have cursed it, at times, and loved it at others...but it is home. I have fought really hard to keep it through tough times. Everyone deserves a safe haven--a soft place to fall in refuge against the cold cruel world. May everyone be safe at home tonight!
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