Daniel's Realm

Here we are January 31, 2014. What a January we have had! We started 2014 like a lion and I believe January is going to go out like a whole pride of lions. We have gotten the snow and cold . . . pardon me, Sub-Zero Arctic Temps this month in most of the US--this has not happened in decades!  Already the snow fall for the month of January has surpassed the snow amount that fell during the Blizzard of 1978--31 inches of snow fell all at once during the blizzard of 78. We have now gotten over 40 inches of snow in the metro-Toledo area! Let's not forget about the Sub-Zero Arctic Temperatures that came with the storms the first part of January and this last storm that rolled through this past week giving us more Sub-Zero Temps!  We were colder that Alaska a few times this month--that is something for the history books! Those temperatures can stay way up North, thank you very much! I will be glad when spring and summer weather comes in and it stays warm for awhile. But, this is ...

I must say 2014 sure came in like a lion weather-wise--we had 11.2 inches of snow twice this month (January) the first storm was on January 2, 2014 and the second round of snow came in January 5-6, 2014. The second round of snow brought blowing and drifting plus Arctic Temperatures that we have not seen around here in decades.  Caused Level 3 Snow Emergencies the first part of the week and caused school closures.  My employer was closed Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday (January 6-8, 2014). It has warmed up and this snow is melting--til the next round--hopefully not for a little while yet, we will see. Today--January 11, 2014 is my Grandmother's 86th Birthday. We went to Fulton Manor to visit with her and take her birthday gift to her. She really liked her birthday cards from us and her other set of PJs we picked out and got for her. The other set (left side of the picture--the purple set) was exchanged and gotten in her size--a Christmas Gift she was given. the mint ...