Thoughts On An (Un)Snowy Day

I just read Megan's blog, and I feel the same way she did about updating. I want to update this blog more often, but I have no idea what to talk about. I'm sitting hear waiting for snow, which hasn't come yet. I'm all ready to make some snow cream. So far all we have is a soggy mess outside. There was an article in the Journal on Thursday, I think, about Ryann Abraham. He is one of the Puerto Rican kids playing for Starmount this year. It talked a lot about his basketball, and then it mentioned the fact that he had never seen it snow, and he was looking forward to it. It quoted the coach saying that the week before Ryann had sat out on the back porch for two hours waiting for the snow because the weather report was calling for it. When it never came, the coach said that he got mad and asked why the weather people would say something like that if it wasn't true. That's the way I'm feeling this morning. I want it to come on NOW, not tonight when I can't watch it.

Last night Quentin came in from High Point, took a shower, and left for Charlotte around 8:30. It was supposed to be doing stuff last night, and I told him that and not to drive to Charlotte, but does he listen to me?? Anyway, he went on. A couple hours later I turned on the TV and it showed traffic backed up for miles on Hwy. 77 because of several wrecks. The guy was talking about how bad the roads were with all the black ice. So, I got immediately on the phone to call Quentin to make sure he was okay. No answer. I left a message and asked him to call me back right away. Does he? Of course not. He told me later that when I called he was watching a movie with some friends and "couldn't answer right then". He never did call back but made it home just fine around 3:00 a.m. or so.

Which brings up another point. It is very hard to be a parent of grown children. I know Josh and his family live in the snow and ice all winter, but I don't know when they are out in it. And I don't know when Justin and Vanessa are in any danger. But when they are home and go out at night, and stuff goes on like bad weather, then I can't help but worry constantly until they return.

Oh well. I've got a pot of soup on, getting ready to play some Yahtzee, and just waiting for SNOW!!!