Cathy in the Wright

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Thanks, Professor, for posting. I'm battling a slight head cold and haven't felt like massaging the keyboard lately.

I did go out last night, however, to meet up with some friends for a GNO: Girls Night Out. We had a great time which was only interrupted by Susan's husband calling my cell phone to inquire about what I had done with his wife. Apparently, we were out past curfew on a school night. Sorry, Suz.

It was a good thing Mr. L. called, because we realized it was 10:30 p.m., and a couple of us had a long drive home. In the winter storm. If you're reading this, MP, I assume it means you made it home okay and are back at work surfing the Internet and looking for movie trailers to watch so your boss can sneak in and bust you.

My drive home was an adventure. No plows were out and there was a couple of inches of snow on the roads. It was rather fun. Straddling the lanes, driving slowly in a 65 mph zone, fish-tailing slightly, beautiful snow falling...although I'm sure my sister DID NOT think it was fun, as she is a state trooper and had to work last evening dealing with people like me who think everyone should try driving in a snowstorm late at night.

Once the freeway ended and the two lane highway started, I found myself in the middle of a four car convoy. We spaced ourselves accordingly, and followed each other's tail-lights. This worked great until we lost our pace car just outside of Delano. Then I was in front. A little more stressful, as it was hard to follow the trail of tire tracks, but I wasn't about to let the convoy down. I got them all safely to Cokato and then had to pass the torch to the Dodge Caravan behind me.

Made it home safely, and now the boys and I are enjoying a lazy morning watching more snow fall. Unfortunately, the prevailing peace is going to end soon as I announce we need to go shovel so we can get out of the driveway and get to school this afternoon.

More later, weather permitting.

Posted by Cathy at January 26, 2004 09:31 AM