First let me say, I LOVE WINTER AND SNOW!!! Really, I do! This is our backyard today, isn't it winter beautiful?!Yeah, I thought so too, about two months ago. However, around this time of year - every year - in the Midwest, we all get what I would call 'snow rot of the mind and body', which is then followed in late March by 'mud rot of the mind and body'. This ailment is so real that about half of the retirees in the Midwest head south to avoid being inflicted with this syndrome. But for the young, poor folk like us, we have to stay and keep the place running while they're gone so that it can still be here for them in May when they all start coming back home with their nicely tanned bodies, seafood indulged appetites, and relaxed states of mind.
Snow rot of the mind and body has many symptoms; pale, lefse looking skin; dried out dull hair; a glazed look in the eyes or sometimes a crazed look in the eyes in more severe cases; shortness of temper; perpetually cold toes and bones; a hatred of weather forecasts for winter storms; a strong craving for sweets of any kind; the instinctual need for a nap in a tanning bed or in front of any bright light; dry, calloused heels from over use of winter boots and wool socks; outer garments that are dirty and smelly and in great need of washing; sore noses from long, drawn out colds; cabin fever; and a true hatred of the pot roast dinner.
Many of the same symptoms can be found on the family vehicle this time of year, too! Of course, the family vehicle doesn't hate pot roast dinners, but it now smells like one that has sat out for a few days. That is caused in large part by the kids and dogs that get in the car with wet, muddy, stinky boots/feet that then melt into the upholstery of the van. Smells just like an old pot roast. You don't find that scent on those air fresheners hanging from the mirror!
We're in need of some GREEN around here, soon! For now, I just walk around my living room in a dazed, crazed state and take in the spring green of my houseplants - it's the closest I can get to fresh green without the purchase of a plane ticket or taking off on a very long car ride or breaking into the local greenhouse.
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Remember, us OLD poor folks have to stay and endure too. I hate this time of year. Black snow, dirty car, smelly coat. Come up on March 22 and go out with me, MG, and Kirelimel.
I'd love to come up with you, MG, and Kirelimel!! What are you doing?
MG will get us $40 massages at his salon, then probably some lunch somewhere but I can't do sushi again. Sushi budget for 2008 is officially blown.
You got that right! My Cold Miser days are quickly falling to the wayside.
I was pleasantly surprised, though, to notice it was actually sort of light out at 5pm, the other night. It's comin', ohhhh lord, it's comin!
Btw, could either of you sisters e-mail me? I have something I want you to look at. That sounds pervy, doesn't it? I'll bet you're intrigued, though, aren't you?
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No sushi? no matter. I never get out so I think Chipotle is exciting. You'll know me by my childlike innocence and delight in the mundane and my total overstimulation resulting in crankiness and the need for a nap.
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