FINALLY DID IT

 I have wanted to start a blog for the last two
years.  So why haven't I?  To be perfectly honest, I didn't know how
and it seemed terribly scary.  The other reason is that if I didn't even
attempt it, I couldn't possibly do it wrong.  I did it finally, but I'm
not sure if I did it right.  Unfortunately the motivation to finally make
the attempt was prompted by February's emotional roller coaster. I had been
eagerly contemplating the birth of my new granddaughter, which in itself should
be a very happy occasion.  She was stubborn, which I'm sure doesn't run in
our family at all, and was finally forced from her warm cozy haven 11 days
after the due date. Teagan was born on February 7, 2011 and was 7 lbs 5
oz, 19 1/2  inches long and had dark hair.  Did I mention
that my daughters live in Oklahoma?  I can't even count the number of
times they call me to brag about how warm it is down there and how I should
really move there.   Let me just say that it never fails that each
time I visit they are having an unexpected cold spell or a tornado.  This
time I managed to hit two major snowstorms of 6 plus inches.  Now in
Minnesota, that is not a problem at all, but in Oklahoma it is a major problem
when you only have about 10 snowplows for the whole city and its suburbs. 
They actually close down the whole city for 2-3 days.   It's
absolutely unbelievable.  They did plow the major roads, but then
virtually sat back and waited for the snow to melt.  Of course in
Minnesota that would take a long time.