A White Christmas

I’m dreaming of a White Christmas, but seriously…I don’t want THAT much white! 

Yes folks, we are going to be in the grips of a winter storm/blizzard through the Christmas holidays.  This is going to bite big time!  

Though I don’t have to travel far – just to town on Christmas Eve and less than a mile on Christmas Day – I do have two nieces scheduled to come in from Minneapolis.

My husband already informed me that if it gets as bad as what they are predicting, he may not be home for Christmas, opting to stay at the ranch to make sure the cattle fair through the storm relatively unscathed and still inside the corrals.   The cattle are our livelihood so he makes sure they are cared for.  He’s a lot like my father in that respect. Dad always said, “you can judge a man by the way he treats his animals.”

I’m already thinking ahead  - do I have enough milk, toilet paper, and bread on hand JUST in case I get stranded at home.  (Those essentials, you know!)    

I remember many a blizzard at home while growing up.  Dad would say, “as long as we have food and electricity we’ll be fine.”  Most generally we were.  Dad would wear out the carpets pacing from room to room looking out the window (gee, I wonder where my brother Ron gets that from!) to make sure everything was ok.  He was always worried about fire in a snowstorm.  Honestly, I worry about that too.  

So, IF (and I hope that I am not) stuck alone during Christmas, or even if hubs is home, I’m going to hunker down in my favorite chair, watch some good movies or read a book, maybe even play on the computer, and talk to my siblings to make sure they (and their families) are all ok and safe during the storm.

It may be a lonely Christmas for many people if their families cannot make it home.  But, I’d rather people be safe in their homes than stranded out on the road ways. 

Stay safe everyone and remember….Christmas is in the heart, blizzard or not.  ~S~ 

Sherry