Let it snow, let it snow, . .
 

Had snow flurries off and on all day here in mid-Michigan. DS is at school in Houghton and the predictions are for 12 inches or more before the end of the week-end. Sure hope iceeu2 is headed south.

You have my deepest sympathies, lol!

Our temps are going to be tanking by the weekend, into the 30's. Talk of snow in upstate NY!

Yikes! I guess it's time for frost on those pumpkins!

We had some flurries today in Chicago as well. I didn't mind actually as I like snow, but it is a bit early.

It's officially going to be a mild/moderate El Niño winter... I forget what that portends for various places around the continent.

It is snowy and a frosty 29 here in Minnesota today.
Brrr.

Our air conditioning keeps kicking in, here in Portland Oregon ~

Suzie, a fellow Michigander here! I have never seen a more schizophrenic day, weather wise...one minute sunshine and blue skies, the next blustery and blizzardy, off and on, all day. What a glorious sky at sunset though! This is the earliest snow I can remember. Usually we get a dusting around Thanksgiving and a little more around Christmas. I really hate January through March. Go Tigers!

it's 77 degrees here, been having a heat wave with no rain since saturday. finally getting our summer!

Alinhawaii98: :& (green with envy)

We've had cloudless days, temps in low 80s - 70s, with a comfortable breeze. Gotta love October in southern Louisiana. Cool front came through here overnight - it's actually kind of chilly outside. Yea!!! :) Our average first frost date is November 15.

Tonight is homecoming for DD high school. Sure hope the girls don't freeze during halftime.

Currently 31 degrees here in Central NJ. It finally became fall. Leaves turning and frost on the ground. As an original Michigander from north of Grand Rapids, you have my deepest sympathy. While you guys have gorgeous summers (my Mom lived on Beaver Island), the winters are too damn cold and snowy. Stay warm.

SuzieTrue, please tell your daughter that people all over this great country will be thinking of her at her cold homecoming tonight! :)

Temps were in the 70's yesterday here in central va and tonight will be in the low 30's!Ouch! It was chilly this morning.
Our HighSchool also has homecoming tonight and we were thinking about going to see the show! I went to catholic high and we didn't have this stuff. DD will be at this school next year, so I said let's all go! Now, I think I may want to sit home by the fire!

Go Tigers! Going to the game tonight...not a long underwear person but I think I might have to break down. Brrrrrrrr.

motor_city_girl (great screen name), you are a riot, girl. Wishing you and the Tigers a great game! Stay warm. ~o)

Why thank you! I am more than half Southern by blood line...cannot lay claim to being a 6th generation Charlestonian but I will be sipping JD not champagne if they win!

Got a phone call that there was 3 inches of snow on my deck at 3pm. Got another phone call this morning that it is all gone already.

And last weekend there in MI was glorious. I'm on the same page at Vittrad. Love it. Just don't like to drive in feet of it, but love MI snow and skiing, snowmobile sports, which in the last two years have almost been nil. After Thanksgiving though, because the pier is still in.

We had big flaky in Chicagoland yesterday as well, but it did not stick, and it should be much warmer by Sunday.

I was just at Comerica and am cheering you guys on. motor city girl- raise a JD for me, regardless of today's outcome. See my prediction of last week- I said Tigers in 6. Now I am hoping it is Tigers in 5. And Tigers to win the Series too. No big heads and they are on a roll.

Who's your TIGER! GRRRRRRR

And I went to Catholic school and we always had homecoming, same schools do, 40 years later. One year I went to 3 of them. Mine (All girls and no football, how sad- VOLLEYBALL), St. Rita (CHICAGO and we won city that year over the Public league champion), and Brother Rice (a date to appease bus mate/male friend). Ironically my daughter did the same thing. But at least they didn't play each other on that day.

And don't feel sorry for me for being in the snow in winter. I'm going NORTH to retire. You can take the heat & the bugs and enjoy them all winter long.

LoL, JJ5! Travel_addict has about convinced me to move up that way too. It is WAY too hot here most of the summer - and summer starts in May and goes through Sept. :(

Last weekend was awesome! Made the mistake of trying to take the kids to the cider mill...we are soooo original!

The snow for me is pretty to look at and I like it on Xmas but could live without otherwise. It gets so dirty quickly. What really gets me though is the COLD. Why does it have to be so *^^%&*ing COLD?!

Don't get me wrong, I like a cute sweater/jacket as much as the rest of you girls but I would rather have my tank top and flip flops any day.

The New York Times reported today that up to 2 FEET of snow blanketed parts of Buffalo, NY today.

Oh that is so wrong! It is still October, right?

Spoke with my friend in Buffalo this morning. 20 INCHES of SNOW and most of the area has no power!! She said the trees are all bent over...they still have the leaves on them. Some areas will not have power till Monday at the earliest.

We are having a nice mild fall with rain and still have leaves on the summer trees.. but a couple more weeks, it will change to frost and then the white stuff.
Have any of you ever made snow ice cream?
I remember chilly Saturday mornings in central Calif. too, during the late fall, when I carried a banner for my jr. high school in parades.
We'd be out there in our uniforms with the white zip up boots, near hypothermia, with the one free arm doing motions and keeping us warm.. my dad would always tell me my cheeks looked pretty because they were bright pink,lol..
Last year, our snow level was lame and by the time there was enough for skiing,(Jan./Feb), there were so many highway accidents with fatalities that I was afraid of the road and driving with the kids to get there:(

((*))hoping this year is better and not bitter cold either, J.

Heads up, motor_city_girl, if you don't know already - the game has been moved up to 4:30. Dress warm, have fun. We'll be bundled up in front of the big screen. :-)

Yes, heard last night. Thanks!

Bring it on!! Ive had my electric blanket on the bed for like a month! Hahah!!

It seems like "fall" is so short, at least around here-just a few good weekends b/w hot and cold...

NG, where ya been? I've been missing you! 'Course, I've been gone, so maybe that explains it. ;-)

Motor, I'm gonna watch the game in your honor! I'll be bundled up in front of the tube too - we might make it to 50 tonight! \:D/ Could actually turn the a/c off today.

Thanks and jealous!!!!

We could use some good vibes of Southern hospitality!

Next thing you know, Al Gore will be making a movie about global cooling. But then, maybe he only considers facts which support one side of the issue.

Had to post here too...

Woo Hoo Tigers! Thanks for the good vibes Bayou Gal! I will cheer for YOUR tigers too. I think you should check out www.fathead.com for your fix!

All this talk of snow scares me a bit.....I wonder if it will be snowing when I visit NYC. Well, I guess I should look for some snowboots in november.....

I like the cold, I just don't want to walk in the rain and not be able to take pics....:(

sorry, forgot to mention time and location...nyc early december.

Most likely there won't be snow in NYC in early December. Just cold (probably). That being said, I am also reminded that it just snowed two feet in Buffalo, so who the heck knows with this crazy weather.

Jersey, Buffalo had two feet of very heavy snow, which damaged thousands and thousands of trees. The damage is unbelievable! 400,000 people are without power. I'm lucky enough to be at my SIL's house. she is maybe one of about 100 homes that have power. We don't know why, but we're happy about it!

The weather itself isn't all that crazy, but the fact that it happened in early October is.

Today it's pouring rain. Go figure.

Much empathy. We had an early October storm with so much rain that we had parts of three suburbs out of electricity for up to 4 days in Chicagoland as well. Almost 2 weeks ago now. One of my co-workers is just restocking her freezer this weekend.

Heavy stuff that downs trees, the same result here, but ours was winds and solid rain.

I am supremely hoping for a sweep, motor city girl- and also in the Series.

I hope the poor people in Buffalo get their electricity back as quickly as possible.

I live just outside of Buffalo in Williamsville, NY and am down to about 6"-8" of snow. I just got my power back this morning (thanks to my neighbor who works for the power company). Now the worry over flooding begins because it is about 50 degrees out.

It looks like a tornado went down my street, and is such a shame because of all the beautiful maple trees that are destroyed.

Just wanted to let you know our thoughts and prayers are with all of you going through this disaster. Please keep us posted, and if there's anything we can do (like call our reps to try to get a disaster area declared) please let us know. God bless!

kcapuani.....WOW! You are a lucky girl to have your power back. Although I consider myself lucky that I have somewhere to stay while I await my power to return. Not so many people are lucky. :-(

North Buffalo was hit heavily. I've lived here my entire life (45 years to be exact) and have seen all kinds of weather, but I've never seen anything like this.

Tree damage has been estimated in the tens of thousands. Yikes.

Hi BuffaloGirl, I saw quite a report about your area on CNN this morning, what a disaster! I thought of you and was glad you are in a safe place with power. Take good care..good thoughts and prayers to all of you.