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Now that I'm ready, run outside to rejoice. “nan!” TABLET TM __ ' Mother Nature can bring it ‘ not I ‘ on as tar as I'm contented. Step No. 3: Slip and wipe > After all. it's just not win out on the driveway. landing l'uuad ' ter without the snow. ()r is it.7 0" nimp. ‘ 1‘ All environmental and WflleKD geological concerns aside. Step N0. 42 00 into garage - ,. - does snow really matter to us ’ i0 St‘al'Ch in vane for road I here in Watt-rim)? then close curtains. salt and ice melter. ~ . l‘or those in the business of selling shovels. tolmggans Step No. 3: Remind chil- Step No. 5: Carefully get ‘ ' and snow blowers, I suspect dren one last time not to in Car and g0 purchase road the answer is a definite ‘ycs.’ wear their boots in the house salt and ice melter. smiling 10 m 1 M But that's not so likely for because they‘re tracking with glee (even though your ‘ [‘- thtist- in marge ofotir winter mud everywhere and note to bottom still hurts) because 3 l~"99 “,‘,99 s‘e‘}99 s l "99 road maintenance budget. self one last time that the despite all the hassles. it's -. ‘ Q Q Q C a Q . I used to think snow waLs- children still don‘t hear a going to be a white Christ- “will“ ”‘68 TUNING mtlilllllll‘lll I I I f n't necessary for me to he word you say mas after all. _ NONI d _ happy tn winter. htit now I V . know for certain it is. Step No. 4: Crawl into I know. I know. Christmas ‘ oumn cowl-JR (JEANGING ‘ I recently came across bed. is still a few weeks away. but ' two biog entries I posted last clearly snow is a key factor in smoNAL ”A“ ”000 PILLOW yt-tirtlmi prove inypoinr Step No. 5: Pull sheets my happiness during our ‘ . - . - ~ - ,‘ [he first biog entry is overhead wintermonths. - .. - .' ~ ; entitled “liiijoy 2i White or course, I reserve the ‘ _ ' ' ' «A , .. ~ ‘ Christmas in Waterloo in 5 Judging by this post, I was right to contradict myself in . . . “,‘%1_ p . . o ‘3‘; 1 Easy Steps.” clearly not impressed by our the future and change my ~ . . ' . u ‘ lack of snow. particularly mind without further notice. . ‘ . . _ .K . Here are thoseS steps: with the holiday season '" ‘ 5‘ , " ‘ looming large. Afieelam writer. blogger, - "’ ‘i . , t. 5"? ( Step No.1: Make bed 'I‘wu days later. there must andcommunicurionsoon- ., using white sheets. have been a rather signifi- Sulrambasad in Waterloo. ‘ " ‘ ,‘ cant snowfall. as I posted the Penny Walford regularly ram- Step No. 2: Take one last following blog entry entitled bias on about life at . - look outside at the dreary “Enjoy a White Christmas in uItuiustuck4wordscom I rain and motley green grass, Waterloo in 5 Easy Steps A ‘ ‘ Weather Network predicts snowy w1nter mmmm $(,99 Battery 3 1 (D99 ‘ This week. the Weather Network's meteo- “We are likely to get more of a winter this M M M . W , ‘ rologists issued their winter outlook for the year than what Mother Nature delivered last ‘ ' moinihs of‘1l)eccmtl:er,lltaiinuary' and February year, ”butéta‘o'n'iscnecedssarily bfe brutal SONY MINI nl-Fl 4.6 CU. 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