Posted by: dateacher on: April 26, 2009
So what happened to spring? Usually in Virginia we get to have a few weeks of sunny days with mild temps and a breeze here and there, oh – and the occasional rain shower.
Spring 2009 seems to have decided to not show her pretty face. Just this past week, Wednesday or Thursday, we had cool [...]
Posted by: dateacher on: April 17, 2009
This is what I’m dealing with today, and it’s one or the other. Could it be both? Could my allergies to pollen have weakened my immune system making it easier for the cold my husband had last week infect me? I bet so!
Don’t get me wrong after a finicky winter (cold, warm, hot, cold, warm, [...]
Posted by: dateacher on: March 2, 2009
Snow Day – happens infrequently in the Southern United States, but when it happens it tends to happen in a big way. I haven’t measured but I’m going to guess that outside my door there’s a good foot of snow. It’s excellent to be able to stay home in this winter wonderland. May be [...]
Posted by: dateacher on: March 1, 2009
Living in the Mid-Atlantic region of the USA snow can be rare. Well, it’s snowing today…right now…and it’s not in the forecast for it to stop anytime soon. Currently I’m watching a few of the neighbors build a snowman and listening to my dog bark at them…he’s not amused obviously, or maybe he’s jealous!
I know [...]
Posted by: dateacher on: January 17, 2009
So it’s January 17 2009….where I live it’s FREEZING – well actually it’s below freezing. I guess it could be worse; I could live in Minnesota, but I don’t. I live in Virginia, and yes, we get our share of all four seasons, but really 14 degrees and over night it was in the single [...]
Posted by: dateacher on: November 7, 2008
In my neck of the woods this November 7 has been absolutely beautiful. I’m in shorts and a short sleeve shirt, sitting on my deck watching my dog (Copper) play with the neighbor’s dog (Max). It’s too much fun watching two fur-balls chase each other through green grass and falling leaves. It’s also very distracting [...]