Jessica Stolen-Jacobson

There are no words in my vocabulary to express my thoughts and feelings about the weather extremes last week. Uff. I am really hoping that Ma Nature has vented all her anger at whoever or whatever upset her. I spent quite a bit of time venting to her, I know.

I’m a very lucky guy. My family’s healthy. They pay me to do things I love. And my six-year-old daughter consistently ranks me as strongest man in the house. Also, once a year, I take a bit of time off and we spend time on this island. The island is tropical and lush and volcanic. People refer to the island in all sorts of ways but perhaps the phrase I hear most often is: almost paradise.

The change of seasons always inspires me to do what my kids always refer to as “the purge”. Because I’m aware that I need to move the winter clothes out of the main closet and the warmer weather clothes back in, that means that it’s also time to go through everything not worn enough to justify keeping and finally get rid of those purchases that I wore perhaps one or two times.

Uff. That’s all I can say about this up and down weather. Right now it’s sleeting. We’ve had rain and snow is predicted later today. And. We’re not done yet. Tuesday and Wednesday are slated to bring another band of freezing moisture. Enough already, Mother Nature. We’re all sorry we offended you. Calm down. The entire country is facing extremes: floods, fires, blizzards. Late hibernation sounds just wonderful. Wake me when it’s sunny and the grass is green.