Our Blizzard

I've been a bit disappointed by our expected blizzard that has been in the forecast this week. It was suppose to start yesterday at 9 am. Grocery stores were packed to stock up on basic goods, generators purchased by some and Tom's university even shut down campus at 1:30 that afternoon. Yet nothing seemed to really happen. Tom and I finally got restless and went to Target at 4:00, just to wander and of course end up with several useless purchases. When we went out to the car at 5:00 the wind had definitely picked up and snow was falling, but it wasn't the worst conditions I've ever been in, and I didn't feel that it warranted a blizzard warning and radio interruptions on what to do if you're stuck in it. Hmmm....I'm starting to think that Iowans are a bunch of wimps when it comes to weather. 50 MPH winds have been expected, but I don't think they're coming. I'm still waiting for something big, the warning doesn't end until 6 this evening. Maybe I'll be satisfied that it's a true blizzard if I lose power and can't leave my home for days. Tom did have school this morning though, which made me sad because I was so expecting to have him around, I had visions of breakfast and bacon being cooked when he got up. No, he just showered and went to school. And I made him drive the suburban, because you never know, a 50 MPH gust of wind might come along and blow his little transam right off the road. So now I'm carless as well as blizzardless. Oh well, I guess I'll continue to pray for Spring to come soon!