Groundhog Day is Opposite Day; Snow/No Snow Day; Random Funnies: RTT
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Groundhog Day is Opposite Day; Snow/No Snow Day; Random Funnies: RTT

Hello, Tuesday! So apparently the groundhog didn’t see his shadow on Saturday, but I swear Groundhog Day is always ‘Opposite Day’, since he’s been wrong more than 50% of the time over the years. And considering we’ve had a mild winter here in the Pacific Northwest so far this year, this week we’re going to have temperatures that are 10-15 degrees colder  than…

Snow Days and Funnies – Random Tuesday Thoughts
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Snow Days and Funnies – Random Tuesday Thoughts

Well hello, Tuesday! In case you hadn’t heard, we were in the midst of winter last week (finally)! While snow in the Pacific Northwest is fairly rare (except in the mountains), we had quite a few snow days last week – while our hill gives us a great view of the tiny town, it is…

Spring Snow, Easter Egg Teaser, Tulip Destructo Kitty and Purple Day: RTT Rebel
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Spring Snow, Easter Egg Teaser, Tulip Destructo Kitty and Purple Day: RTT Rebel

Here we are fast approaching the end of March, and we finally sort of got the snow we’d been waiting for all winter long: After we got about four inches, the temperature rose and the sun kept playing peek-a-boo through the clouds and random flurries, so it melted down pretty quickly – thwarting plans to…

Non-School Snow Day and School Non-Fun
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Non-School Snow Day and School Non-Fun

I guess I need to clarify for the benefit of Mother Nature that the ‘good’ snow I need to complete my champagne making needs to be just snow, not followed by freezing rain then warm rain.  Ahem.  We did get 4-6 inches of snow on Saturday, much to Princess Nagger’s mutual delight and chagrin –…

Procrastination Station and Un-Friending Mother Nature
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Procrastination Station and Un-Friending Mother Nature

If I could ‘un-friend’ Mother Nature, I would. She’s been sending the Pacific Northwest an overabundance of snow, but completely bypassing us here in PA when we should have gotten at least one good snow day by now. Her menopausal hot flashes are still present – we’ve been having freezing temperatures for days, followed by…