It's Snowing Again

I can't remember the last time we got so much snow in December. And it's cold. Usually, the heavy stuff waits until January to fall. Last January, we didn't have a full week of classes for about 3 weeks due to the amount that got dumped on us at one time. This is my first winter here in Ann Arbor so I wasn't sure what to expect as far as roads and snowfall amounts. Last Friday though, we got at least 8-10 inches. There wasn't one highway around here that didn't have an accident on it. The roads haven't gotten much better since. Sure, the highways are pretty clear but the main roads in town are still covered and frozen over. I've heard lots of reasons for this: MDOT has no money and won't pay the plowers overtime, there is a lack of road salt, etc. But if this is just the start of winter, what is the rest going to look like?

I came home from the clinic yesterday to find that in my absense Aaron had decorated the whole house for Christmas. He had gone to out house in Mount Pleasant (by the way, the driveway probably won't be seen until spring there) and brought back as many decorations as he could carry. So our house looks so much more festive. We have stocking and more Christmas ornaments and my holiday stuffed cat that plays "Have a Holly, Jolly Christmas".

More decorations, however, means that my cat Strider has more to play with. I have never had this problem with a cat before. He just can't leave the tree alone. Sure, a lot of the ornaments are soft and resemble his pet toys... And Aaron did put a catnip toy in his stocking (which is in a location he can't get to). But still, how many times do I have to pull him away from the tree before he gets the idea?

This afternoon I am off to the gym to do some weights and spend a little time in the steam room. I just want to be somewhere that the temperature is over 80 degress.