was JRA] Helen - How's Nick... and 40 below?????

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Hi -

Thank you for the post! Like I said, it's like a little sopa opera in my mind

trying to imagine what that is like. But I do agree with people in Minnesota

being pretty hearty! And people can take what they are used to. In SoCal - the

news stations get so excited when it starts to sprinkle. They all go on STORM

WATCH with frequent broadcasts from the deepest puddle they can find. To be

fair, the recent rains were pretty dramatic, especially for people in the fire

areas. But they always find a person who has recently moved here from out of

state to talk to... and after all of the locals complain on air that they miss

the sunshine, and oh, it's soooo cold... then the person who used to live in

Idaho steps up in shorts and says, " Are you kidding? This is NOT

weather...lol " . I think we'd be the ones on the MN news, frozen in one spot -

too cold to breathe

Have a great day and enjoy the heat wave!-

Colleen

Ray <leslie@...> wrote:

Colleen,

I don't live far from Helen, I think maybe 30 miles, but I don't think

it was quite -40 here. I believe that was in International

Falls....that is a 6 hour drive north. However I do believe with the

wind Chill this past weekend it may of been close to -35. I got snowed

in with my daughters in Albert Lea. It is a small town on the Iowa

Boarder. It had snowed probably only about 4 inches, but it started to

blow, and it caused white out conditions. I know I lived in Kentucky

for 2 years, and couldn't believe how when it snowed, just an inch how

the whole town shut down. I guess it really is what the body can take.

I guess that is why they call us the hearty Minnesotans.....some like

myself are more hearty than others! HA! Enjoy your day. I don't think

the temperature is suppose to get much above 10 today, but later on in

the week, closer to 32. Around here these days that is a heat wave!

HA!

Enjoy your day!

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Behalf Of Colleen

Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 11:04 AM

Subject: Helen - How's Nick... and 40 below?????

Hi Helen-

How's Nick doing after his last infusion? And how are you adjusting to

the new schedule?

There was a story today on about how it's record breaking cold in

your neck of the woods - 40 below? I can't even imagine in. I'm whining

because spring is here hot and heavy already, and I wanted some more

winter.... and yet, I don't think I'd be coping well with having to put

a heater on my engine block just to be able to start my car! I've been

telling people about the post you made several weeks ago about kids

going out to recess down to ten below there...Here, you can't even find

a jacket in the stores anymore. But bikinis are everywhere already. It's

a crazy world. I swear I'm not bragging - I just get mesmerized with the

stories I see here from around the country. Having been born and raised

in this one place, imagining all the JRA moms going about normal day

stuff in 40 below is like watching a TV show in my head

Hope you all are warm and well-

Colleen

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