New Engalnd Craziness

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SUNDAY FOR
NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...AND MUCH OF
SOUTHWEST...CENTRAL...AND NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. THIS INCLUDES
PLACES SUCH AS HARTFORD...SPRINGFIELD...WORCESTER...BOSTON...
FOXBORO...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...AND NEWBURYPORT.

SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT.
THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 8 AM. GUSTY WINDS
OCCASIONALLY TO 35 MPH WILL ALSO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY ACROSS RHODE
ISLAND AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS.

STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 10 TO 15 INCHES IN
THE WINTER STORM WARNING AREA...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE.

THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL PULL AWAY SUNDAY MORNING BUT STEADY SNOW
WILL LIKELY PERSIST INTO EARLY AFTERNOON ACROSS EASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS BEFORE ENDING LATER SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED TONIGHT AND SUNDAY AS IT WILL BECOME
DIFFICULT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE
INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE
INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL
TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR
UNTREATED SURFACES.
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/box/StormTotalSnow/

It has yet to start snowing.


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Subject: Church



Dear congregation,



We will be holding church, for all those that would like to brave the
weather and come and worship. The service will be laid back, as Inga
will probably not make it, but we will gather and worship.



God bless,



Jonathan


Crazy New Englanders.

Hot choclate and Christmas and all things nice

It has been a long while my friends. And I know that you all are patient and understanding, and most importantly, you all love me despite my occasionally slacking in my blog. I also know that you all know why I have been MIA for almost a month.


We have moved. Into a house. Some of you have lived in houses, owned homes, well, other than my mom's house and my last year at Gordon, I have not lived in a house. Further, Jon and I have never lived in a house. Since we got married we have lived in small apartments. I reminisce on those times a lot lately (especially now that my dear friend, Claragrace, is have very similar experiences that Jon and I did when we were first married). I love my life now and I adore my son, but I realize how wonderful and special those times where when it was just me and my husband in our little space we could call our own. Our first apartment could fit in our current kitchen. Now that things have changed in so many ways, I'm extremely grateful for the space.

We are just about done with the downstairs, which is good, because we set for ourselves a deadline. This coming Sunday. From 2-5pm this Sunday members of our congregation will be welcomed into our home adorned in Christmas decorations and join us in conversation, bites to eat and warm cider (that's the ONLY thing I know I want to have--yes, I know it's only a few days away).

I spent today trying to finish the decorating and picking up of the last few random things left around downstairs. I have just a few things left and lighted up our porch.

...well it's an hour and a half later from the last period. Joseph woke up and I took care of him and have been switching laundry, tending to dinner and emptying the dishwasher. Life as a domestic goddess. I think this was all I was going to say in addition...

Here are some pictures of my Christmas-clad house, most likely there will be one or two of my TODDLER!! (Does anyone else believe he's 14 months old today? I don't), and one of the hot chocolate that I was sipping when I started this. It was then abandoned for a crying child and when the picture was taken it was anything but hot.

Enjoy! I wish you all could be here with me!



The grapevine tree.

A Victorian tradition: There's a pickle ornament hidden in the tree and a special gift under it for whoever finds it.




Harpist.
One of the many books I read as a child. Yes, there is a real story in there.

Our tree.


Several of these around.
I even decorated the babygate.






My mom's nativity...her favorite thing is that Mary holding Jesus.


Wedding decorations back to life.


Standing is coming soon we think, but for now, he just goes up on his knees.


Our house