Time Flies!

I always get to this time of the year when the weather is still cold, but trying to warm up, and think, "Oh man!  The year is going so slow!"  Then, before I know it the school year is over and I'm supposed to be out of school for the summer. 

Last weekend, the sun was shining.  Kirby and I were driving home from his day at the doggy spa.  As we neared home I thought, "I'll bet Kirby would like some fresh air."  Sure enough, he stuck his little head out the window and gulped in the fresh, dirty, Utah air.

Fast forward to today:  I left my house at 9:15 AM.  It was cold and gray.  The wind was starting to pick up, but not by much.  I arrived at the Costco parking lot at 9:23 and could see gusts of snow blowing across the parking lot as it fell from the sky.  I parked, shopped, and got back to the car at 10:10.  There was at least an inch of snow on the car!  Getting home was difficult because the roads were snowy and slippery, the snow plows weren't out yet, and my little car only has front wheel drive.

To get to my house you have to drive up a little hill--it's probably one of the steepest secondary roads in the area.  I knew my car would never be able to crawl up that hill without the snow plow having gone through, so I drove to the next road which is still a hill, but not as steep.  I was feeling good that I had turned, not hit anything, and was about 25 feet up the street when suddenly, my car wouldn't go anymore.

HINT:  Keep a bag of sand in your car during the winter!

Since I grew up in Michigan, I knew that sand in my car would be useful.  Sure enough, I got out (in the middle of the street), took out the bag of sand, and scattered some right in front of my tires.  Then, I got back in the car and was able to get going well enough that I didn't get stuck again.  However, I have to go up, turn, go up, turn, turn, turn, and go downhill in order to avoid going up the hill my circle is off of.  Luckily, I made it home.......to find that I had forgotten to get celery.   Ugh! 

Yeah, I think this year is going S......L......O.................W!