NaNoCompMo...and the weather

One of the best ways to stop complaining is to try to find something, even if it is small, in every situation for which to be thankful. Giving thanks to God for all things, whether good or bad, will help to squelch that desire to complain.

For instance, instead of complaining about this:

... WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST /10 AM EST/ WEDNESDAY... ... BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY.

* TIMING... PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY INTO THE EVENING. A GROUND BLIZZARD WITH WHITE OUT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* ACCUMULATIONS... PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOWFALL RATES OF GENERALLY A HALF INCH OR LESS PER HOUR. THE LONG DURATION OF THE SNOW EVENT WILL RESULT IN STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 10 INCHES.

* HAZARDS... IN ADDITION TO ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL... NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THESE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH THE FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW MAY RESULT IN A GROUND BLIZZARD DEVELOPING WITH NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS... PARTICULARLY IN OPEN AND RURAL AREAS.

* IMPACTS... TRAVEL IS LIKELY TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY HAMPERED DURING THE STORM THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... WITH EVEN MAJOR ROADS AND HIGHWAYS BECOMING SNOW COVERED AT TIMES. SEVERE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... PARTICULARLY IN OUTLYING AREAS... WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. BLIZZARD OR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.

I can be thankful that, as a homeschooling family, we don't need to worry about whether or not our children will make it to and from school safely! We'll just pour another cup of tea, throw another log on the fire, wrap the blanket tighter and watch the snow fall and the winds blow...all the while continuing our schoolwork, of course :)