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The weather outside wasn’t too frightful today, and the clouds that I occasionally allow to nest over my head have lifted since the 3:30pm end-of-the-day bell. This is significant since we’ve gotten more snow than a little town in Colorado has. How often do you hear of Wisconsin residents sending pictures of their ample snow to the inhabitants of the dry Colorado mountains? When Wisconsin looks like this:

I can’t say that this sight makes me happy, but it is impressive and made bearable when taken as a sign of the season and not a harbinger of winter woes. Driving through the snow and listening to the all-Christmas radio station does conjure up some holiday cheer, although I don’t think I could hear Nat King Cole’s rendition of “Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire” more often than I have in the past 2 weeks.  I’m not Grinching, though; I love this time of year for the internal and external changes it brings about.  What’s on your wish list?

Speaking of, one significant external change in my life is my new car, “Kelpie.”  This completely arbitrary name is made to replace the moniker and the car that came before her: my beloved “Sea Otter.”  But I’m going to stray from the tales of sorrow as this is a happy occasion.  The Kelpster is almost exactly like the Otter except for a few missing bells and whistles and the color.  I pledge to take some pictures and introduce her to the extended family here.  I love my new old car!  Now, I’m keeping my eyes open for the perfect sticker to adorn my rear right bumper.  And no, I won’t “Drive it like you stole it” and it’s not true that “My child is an honor student at (insert school here) high.”