I never thought I'd be saying this but....

Today it was warm (around 10 degrees celcius) and very sunny and beautiful. I was at home and got to cuddle the furkids - a perfect day! :)

Oh, do I love those "down days" - I had one yesterday, as a matter of fact. Where I work, the payroll gets pretty tight in January and February when sales are in a slump, so they ask for volunteers to work less hours. I usually have some overtime money stockpiled from the hellish holiday season, so I am more than happy to sit home. I tend to putter around more than relax, though (type A personality, I guess), but just NOT being at work is wonderful. Now, if I just had some 70° weather to go with the time off................I guess we always just want what we don't have as far as weather. The Southerners are longing for snow, and the Northerners are impatient for warmth!

We kind of had a snow day yeasterday. We had the morning off. Hayley loved having us home. I think she knew it was not Saturday or Sunday. Around lunch time it cleared up and my husband and I left for work. (We both work for the same engineering company) All afternoon was fine until it was time to leave. It was so stormy we could not see to get off the parking lot. Everybody had to go back in the building. We got 30cm of snow with 144km/h winds! Beautiful day!

I've always loved being snowed in. The problem is it really doesn't snow that much in Chicago anymore - and especially this year. :( I was born and raised in Northern Wisconsin. When I was 10 we moved to a house with a big hill right out the front door. It was heaven for us kids when it snowed. No school and a great day spent sledding.

I still like it when it snows a lot around here, even if I am at work because it seems like the city shuts down and I'm stranded by myself at work. The phone doesn't ring, our guys aren't coming and going, and usually my boss heads home from whereever he is instead of coming to work. So it's like I'm stranded in the city by myself - with only the computer and PT to keep me company. ;) :)

I envy you, Donna. How nice to be able to just stay in and lounge with the critters for a day and let the world go on about it's business without you. :)

Snow? What is snow? We used to be able to count on at least one or two good snow storms every few years but haven't had anything in a while. Just more of that darn sunny weather (hee-hee).

The crocuses are blooming and my dafodills are about 8 inches tall so far:)