Spring Can Not Get Here Fast Enough...

I really wish that spring would hurry up and get here.  It is my favorite season of the year. The temperatures are perfect generally and the days are not super short.  I was excited when we had our first snowfall this year because this was the first year that I was able to take Peanut sled riding.  But now, I have enough.  And for anyone who lives in the Midwest, they know what I am talking about.  Most of today, it has been sleeting, and everything is covered with a thin layer of ice.  But it only gets better, where I live we are under a winter storm warning, which includes a blizzard warning.  I am so not looking forward for all of this snow and ice.  Our forcast for the next few days is snow, snow and more snow.  All I can think is ugh.  Here is what the weather channel is saying for my area: WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY......BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY...A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6AM CST TUESDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY.

* TIMING...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
EARLY EVENING HOURS...ESPECIALLY FOR AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A
COLUMBIA MISSOURI TO WHITE HALL ILLINOIS LINE. THE PRECIPITATION WILL
CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW BY LATE THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TUESDAY AND
TUESDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL END WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...MINOR ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS CAN BE
EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL
RANGE FROM 12 TO 21 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

* WINDS...WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 30
MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 MPH BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE HEAVY
SNOW ACCUMULATION AND EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
COULD LIMIT TRAVEL FOR DAYS. WHITE OUT CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED WHERE THE DEEPEST SNOW COVER IS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR SEVERAL HOURS WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR...WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS.

Needless to say, we have stocked up on water and on food that doesn't have to be cooked just in case this really gets bad.  Our local news program is saying that if we get all the snow they are calling for, it will be a historical moment.  The most snow we have ever receieved at one time has been 10 inches and that was back in 1993.  I just really hope that it misses us, or that we only get a few inches of snow.  But know my luck we will get all the accumulations they are calling for.  This is what our news is saying to prepare for the winter storm: In anticipation of the winter storm, emergency officials say it's important to be prepared with basic necessities in case you're snowed in. Officials recommend having 3-5 days worth of food and medicine. When stocking up for a storm, the first thing that comes to mind is getting essentials like milk. But emergency officials say you also need to remember to pick up your non-perishable items. "Things to be looking at is canned goods, you know those will last for a long period of time, don't forget the can opener, pre-packaged meats are often ok, pasta, things like that can be stored for a long period of time and things that can be eaten without - not that you can eat pasta without cooking it - but things that you don't need to cook," said Adams County Emergency Management Director John Simon.  It is kinda scarey for me since I have a three year old to look out for and not only for myself.  I really hope that the power stays on and that we don't get snowed in.  It is really crazy at the local stores, most of them have sold out of their supplies of milk, bread and bottled water.  I am just glad that we had most of this stuff already at home.  And the most scarey thing for me is, since I am a nursing supervisor at the nursing home I work at, I still have to try my hardest to get to work and if the weather gets too bad, I have the chance of being stuck at work until there is enough staff available to cover the floors.  This is going to be an interesting few days, wish us luck!!