Life Along Lake Michigan

First Snow

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 23:40:00 GMT

Tonight is the first snow. It is much later coming than normal years. I went for a walk in my tennis shoes after school. I had a feeling it would be my last walk on dry pavement for awhile. By the time I returned, big wet flakes covered my jacket and pants. Ahhh...that feeling of wet snow in my hair and face...just lovely. LOL3-6 inches expected overnight. It should be interesting to see if schools close tomorrow. Later in the winter a snowfall like this will not cl...
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Countdown to Christmas

Sun, 1 Nov 2009 13:59:00 GMT

It's that time of the year again....where did all of the time go?????Christmas is a fun time a school. The decorations, excited children and calendars that can never keep up with all of the schedule changes. I'm looking forward to it all!
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Book Club

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:00:00 GMT

"Custom Twitter Backgrounds" alt="" />"Custom Twitter Backgrounds" alt="" />Awhile ago I asked you to share your favorite children's books. I had lots of responses and I really enjoyed hearing your experiences with children's literature. Some of you shared the books you especially enjoyed and others shared ones they had read to their children and/or grandchildren. Since I haven't been blogging about anything besides the weather lately, I thought I would once again o...
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Quick Thoughts

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:48:00 GMT

I have missed you all, but life has sped up and taken my spare time away. I sometimes long for those lazy days of summer. Cold weather has arrived and my jobs have become so much more demanding than I anticipated.Stop by and leave me a thought or two. Or just stop by and let me know the weather in your area. I began this blog because of my interest in weather and I discovered weather and all of you dear friends.Have a good week!I found this image of a coffee shop in...
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Home Again

Thu, 1 Oct 2009 00:58:00 GMT

I'm back home after a long weekend in Montreal celebrating my daughter's quarter century birthday. Great weather, great food, family and conversation. Fall greeted me soon after I returned. The wind was blowing storm force winds and many green leaves were stripped from the trees. 4" of rain was recorded in our backyard rain gauge.School keeps me busy, but I still have time for a quick walk to the lake each evening after dinner. Soon it will be too dark and I will h...
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