SPRING (?)

The ground hog didn’t see his shadow – which means spring is just around the corner.  Yah, right.  As the mid-west is in the middle of the worst blizzard in decades.  (I think it was fixed – if they had said 6 more weeks of this stuff, there might have been an uprising!) 

My poor darling husband just barely made it to Anna, TX last night – one of the thousands of truckers huddled at rest areas and truck stops.  I was on the phone with him while he Howard Cosel-ed the experience.  “Ooooooh, ooooh, oooh, aaah.  He was sliding right into that other car but saved it at the last second.  No wait!  Don’t…. argh.”  It was entertaining!  (and nerve wracking!!!)  The road was covered with a layer of ice and the smaller vehicles were really having a terrible time.  Weighing 75,000 pounds and having good snow tires probably gave him a little bit of an advantage.  Not to mention his own personal guardian angel who I’m certain was carrying him over the slippery stuff.

Meanwhile, I woke up this morning to a GLORIOUS Florida morning.  69 degrees.  Light breeze.  And a yard FULL of a flock of robins.  I’ve lived here 30 years and still when I see the first robin I yell SPRING!!!  They were so pretty – all over the yard, searching for breakfast bugs and chirping away.  I tried to take a picture, but couldn’t get close enough for it to be more than black dots on the grass. 

I let the dogs out and Bison (lab) and Ozzie (jack russell) immediately went to the power pole where there was a squirrel hanging head down part way up the pole.  The dogs crouched into hunting mode – the squirrel would inch down, the dogs would inch closer, the squirrel would inch down, the dogs would inch closer, and then Duke (greyhound and dumb as a rock) would RUN into the middle and chase the squirrel back up the pole, turn around and run back to me with the world’s biggest doggie grin.  What a doof.

Update - The sky is clear in Anna, TX, so Rod is cautiously getting on the road.  He’s headed to I-44 in Missouri, which is currently closed.  But it’s still nearly 200 miles away… here’s hoping the road between is clear.  He said there were cars on the road and other truckers leaving so he’s cautiously optimistic.  The President of KLLM sent out a message yesterday telling them to find a safe place and pull OFF.  Already had one truck jack-knife.  Although the customers want/need their loads, they aren’t going to get there any faster if it ends up in a ditch.  Good to know the company is looking out for these guys.

Meanwhile, Jim is (hopefully) driving in St. Augustine and Jacksonville today.  He was supposed to do his first “real traffic” drive on Monday, but one trainer was out sick and the other was at the doctor… this flu is really taking a toll!

Kyle’s leg is feeling much better and he had a GREAT day at work yesterday.  Everybody was happy and upbeat, the weather was great for washing cars – it’s awful trying to wash cars in the rain and cold.

I’m feeling MUCH better – and should get back to work.