It Leaves Me Speechless

It's cold and temperatures outside are at freezing level. You're on your way to drop the kids off to your ex's house. The car winds up in a snowdrift and you can't get it out. What's your first instinct?

Well, if you're like most parents, you'd make sure your kids are okay, keep the heater running and call or wait for help. But, apparently there are some real idiots out there like the father from Jerome, Idaho who sent his kids packing BY THEMSELVES 10 miles to their mother's house on Christmas Day!!!!

Even worse was the fact that he was not alone with the children. His cousin was with him and after he sent his children walking he got his car our of the snow and drove HOME!!!!!

Sadly the little girl who was 11 years old died from hypothermia.

It leaves me speechless to think that a parent would do something like this. We all make stupid mistakes when raising our babies, but this is beyond words and beyond stupidity. I'm glad to hear that the father could face life in prison.

Snowing soon in Independence Kansas

Last night our local weather station called for a chance of snow. So, we brought out a bunch of movies to watch this weekend, just in case it did. Generally, most people drive in snow and have no problems with it.

However, you do not know what my husband's truck is truly like. He can barely make it to and from work, so driving it out of town is a big no-no. If there are places we need to go that require driving a distance, we borrow his dad's jeep or we ride with someone else.

With the winter weather now here, one thing I know he doesn't have is tire chains. As a matter of fact, very few people do have those around here. I wonder why that is. You would think when there is a lot of snow and ice on the ground, tire chains would come in handy. Last year we had a really bad snow storm.

So bad that my ex-boss and I couldn't see coming back from Amazon. The roads were very slick and our town's highways had numerous accidents reported that year. One of them happened to be my husband who slid into a ditch on Peter Pan Rd. Luckily it wasn't a serious accident.

And My Husband Wants to Move to a Colder Climate. Ummm

I got this video from Colleen over at Simplekindoflife.com My husband actually wants to move to a colder climate. Umm he's kidding right? I wonder, if a dorm in Antarctica can be that bad, what about houses there? Well, at least this looks like the worst it can get there. I love their message at the end of it. LOL Of course, there are some people who are crazy enough to try it. LOL Speaking of crazy... The lady in the video seems way too excited about the weather there. Hehe

I can't wait for my husband to see this video! LOL All I can say is WOW, and I thought it got cold here! Enjoy!

There's Still Beer in My Fridge

Last Saturday I had to work. When it was time to go home, the roads were nearly impossible to drive. I wasn't driving, but my boss was. Because of the snow storm there was no visibility for several miles whatsoever. At times we had to come to a complete stop. What is generally a 20 minutes drive took us a little over an hour.

Once we made it to town, the first words out of my boss's mouth was, "I need a drink!" That sounded good to me too, but we don't generally keep alcohol in the home. It's rare for us to sit down and have a drink.

So when I got home and my husband was headed to pick up pizza, I tagged along and dropped by a local convenience store to pick up a six pack of beer. Ironically it's all still sitting in my fridge, unopened. Well, it's there I guess if I ever do decide to have one. I wonder how long beer life has in a fridge?