Who asked for a white Christmas?

Posted Wednesday, December 23, 2009, at 2:22 PM

It was a hard decision to make, but my husband and I canceled our Christmas travel plans to Minnesota.

I was pretty bummed out, but then I heard the National Weather Service is calling the purple blob on the radar a Life Threatening Storm.

OK, so maybe staying put was wise.

But here's a shout out to my dad, mom and brothers (and to all those moms, dads, brothers, sisters, grandmas and grandpas, cousins and friends who are stuck apart from each other this Christmas).

We'll be home for Christmas, if only in our dreams.

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:( So sorry - will you get there later on in the Christmas/New Year season?

-- Posted by jwebster on Sat, Dec 26, 2009, at 5:36 PM

In the end, the weather cleared and we made it to Minnesota. Oddly, it was just raining there.

-- Posted by DS Editor on Mon, Dec 28, 2009, at 11:48 AM

Off beat...

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Magdalene Landegent Yes, I like hotdish and lakes. My idea of a fancy meal is a potluck. I don't call it "cold" until it's below zero outside. I pronounce one syllable words with three syllables. (Example: "No" is "Nooo-ah-uh") I am from Minnesota. But about nine years ago, I ventured across the border to come to Northwestern College. From there I landed in friendly Hawarden where I worked two years learning this newspaper business before rolling into Le Mars to work as reporter, then editor. I learn a lot of things while I'm trying to scoop out a story, but I learn even more when I'm off the beat -- and that's what you'll get a taste of in my blog. I tend to be a klutz, I admit to starting more than one fire on my stove, and I generally find myself to be the source of many an awkward moment. Add to that newly-married life, and I sometimes feel like a three ring circus. So gentle reader, enjoy. Advice is always welcome. Even from you, Mom and Dad.

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