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HRH Morgan Leigh (Her Royal Highness, another of her nicknames–Leigh is her middle name) was supposed to go to the WVU football game Saturday night with my cousins. I dropped her off over at the old farmhouse and by the time they were ready to go, it was snowing and they decided that driving further north to Morgantown for even more snow was not a good idea, especially since driving back at 2 am was on the agenda. Originally, Weston (15) was supposed to go since he is, after all, the football player in the family. He took a look at the weather forecast, contemplated hours in freezing stands, and declared magnanimously, “I will allow Morgan to go.” And so Morgan was “stuck” with my cousins until Monday since our backroad became impassable. Of course, if Weston had gone, he would have walked home way before then. The Princess, on the other hand, has to be coerced to walk across the room, so she stayed put, enduring the hardships of Georgia’s house, which include short order cook service, TV, and constant supervision of whether or not she is wearing a hat if she steps outside.
Meanwhile, Ross (17) got stuck in town because he’d gone to work at McDonald’s and couldn’t come home. He stayed at his girlfriend’s house. (Her mother was there!)
52, who had come to finish work on the well, was stuck with me, and Weston enjoyed his mastery of his domain as the only child in the house–which, for a middle child, is paradise indeed.
The chickens got cold feet and spent most of the weekend inside the hen house.
Clover spent most of the weekend complaining because she went into heat right before it snowed. Before I could set up a hot date to knock her up, we were snowbound and she lamented, loudly, of her lost lover. She wrote long, sobbing, romantic poems in the snow and snapped at Honey and Nutmeg when they looked at her wrong.
Coco rejoiced in the ridiculousness of all this white stuff. She bounced and cavorted and carried sticks.
Hmm. You don’t look so white now, do ya, Giant Puppy?
She had a great time playing with Dookie.
I wonder why Dookie doesn’t like her?
It’s a mystery.
Have you noticed my license plate yet?
It’s 1ED521.
That’s not a specialty plate or anything. That’s just the plate the DMV gave me.
52’s initials are E.D., by the way.
Coco and I think this is an amazing coincidence.
Meanwhile, back in our snowed in weekend, 52 and I, in some kind of lunatic replacement therapy for the missing children, decided to get out the sled and go down the very long, very steep driveway together. Let me tell you, this is one wicked sled ride. It’s the scariest sled ride I’ve ever had in my life and there was a lot of screaming involved. And I’m not just talking about 52. (Just kidding! He is very manly and he did not scream. I screamed for both of us.) Then I talked him into doing it a second time. Then because it was so scary, I got Weston to go down the driveway on the sled.
He came back after one time, said I was trying to kill him, and refused to go again. I TOLD YOU IT WAS SCARY!! HE IS A FOOTBALL PLAYER!!
We had food. We had water. We had heat. We had fun. It was beautiful. And come Monday, the state road people finally remembered us poor people in the sticks and put down cinders on the road and slowly, very slowly, we got out. Children came home. 52 drove away. I baked cookies and bread and contemplated the likelihood of getting fired from any job I might take in town because at any given time our road may become impassable for days. (It doesn’t take much snow to get snowed in here. I noticed it took the state road two days to bring help to our boonies backroad. And when that narrow boonies backroad is flanked by steep drop-offs, sliding off is not a welcome thought.)
I believe I shall simply plant a money tree out front……..!!
(Okay, okay, truth–I was awed by your many wonderful, creative suggestions and I am pursuing several possibilities. I’ll let you know when I get it figured out. Thank you SO much for the generous ideas and encouragement!)
Posted by Suzanne McMinn on December 9, 2008
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Love the pictures of Coco – like you said he’s not so white against all that snow.
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Coco and Dookie play like Gracie, our Boxer-Bull mix and Prissy, our little Shi Tzu. Prissy almost never enjoys it as much as Gracie does.
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I love snow. I don’t love the dirty, wet, slushy mess when it starts to melt.
- Suzanne, the Farmer’s Wife
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Oh, the license plate? Destiny! Meant too be!
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We had snow here yesterday afternoon and evening. But I think we only got about 3 inches.
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I didn’t enjoy this snow as much as usual because DH was at work and the girls were in Morgantown. I was home alone with the cats and mostly worried about the family being out on the roads. :weather:
And Suzanne, YES I noticed the license plate! At first I thought you missed it, then it was in the next photo. Please advise all would be stalkers to take note that in WV we carry guns. BIG GUNS. :rambo:
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Regarding the license plate—-many say there’s no such thing as a coincidence.
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My husband received a Santa with a list stand alone ornament when he was a child. Our names, one after the other, are listed on the list. Fate? Just like you license plate. Some things are just meant to be.
The kids got a mini vacation, huh? Being snowed in is so much fun!!
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Anyway…glad everyone survived the weather with no mishaps. And…welcome to the comments section, 52. Drop by often…we’re friendly folk!
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are going to plant. Here in the Blue Ridge Mountains Christmas tree farms abound. Just think, if I started a Money Tree Farm, I should make a good income selling the trees! (limit one per customer….I want to be able to stay in business!)
We haven’t had enough snow here to sled yet. Our driveway is long and up a very steep hill, with sharp curves and
a steep drop off on one side. Hubby keeps saying we’ll sled down it. I now think I WILL NOT! If a 15 yr. old football player wouldn’t go down your driveway a second time… that says it all! Nope, not me!
Poor Coco…give her a hug for me.
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I commented yesterday during the onslaught of de-lurking, but for some reason it never did show up with the others. So I thought I would try again today. (And since my blurb didn’t show up, I’ll tell you again-Thanks for the mac and cheese recipe. We love it!)
I love the snow, but don’t get much here in Central Tennessee. However, since the threat of flurries can keep the kids home and my hubs won’t go to work if there’s much more than a dusting on the curvy hils of this area, it somehow keeps its “specialness.” We all just hunker down and enjoy each other’s company for however long it lasts.
I used to live in central Wisconsin, and I know exactly what one of the other commenters meant about the slushy, sloppy mess it makes when it all begins to melt. I used to feel that way too, but it happens so seldom here, it’s not really a problem.
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As for your income; why not select a corny nom de plume and write for ladies’ mags or true confession? Better yet,give Coco the credit!
Enjoying your winter; all we have yet in NV is cold.
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A friend of mine does some kind of online job like a customer service rep, Suzanne. He only makes $8 a hour, I think, but he can work in his pj’s and no commute! Something like that might work well for you. I can get details if you like.
As for me, I also live in a remote place with a long tricky driveway. I’ve been commuting 50 miles one way to work since 1983. It’s not fun some days, but I am often at work when those who live in the city can’t make it. Put chains on your tractor and it will go almost anywhere. Then leave your vehicle out by the “good” road and take the tractor out to it in bad weather. It’s not ideal but it’s one way to live way out and still work full time.
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PS. Love the goats in snow picture. It’s the young ones 1st winter. I’m sure they still frolic on sunny days but probably are confused about the white stuff on the ground.
Here’s hoping you don’t get snowed in too much. It makes driving a problem. I guess you need to have horses… does the school have a stable so that your kids can go on horseback to school?
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Love your blog and enjoy the similar points in the lives we live.
Christmas cheers from Tasmania, Australia.
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Of course, when I was young, I LOVED it..didn’t want it to end!
That Coco..she is going to have herself a BIG time, no matter where she is, or WHAT she’s in. LOL I just love her!!! What a sweet, loving GIANT PUPPY!!!
I always laugh at your kids stories…they are so funny!!! Morgan Leigh is a pretty name!
52 is very good natured! That’s another of his good qualities!!!! I love good natured people! They lift you up!
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And many of us think it is a sign!
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I am in the part of Texas that only gets snow once every 25 years and the last time it snowed here ( about 2 years ago ) I was celebrating Christmas in W.Va. where it did not snow !!!
I so miss the stillness of snow .
It settles the senses .
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