dear winter,
April 5, 2007
It is over between us.
I realize that you were late arriving this year and perhaps that makes you think that you could hang out longer than usual. But I am here to inform you that it is time for you to move on.
Please don’t make a fuss. Go quietly. Today.
The people in the southern hemisphere are anticipating your arrival.
What little, little, little love there was between us is gone. And I stress little. I have moved on to sleeveless shirts, sandals, and capris. You should move on too.
Thank you,
Chris
Posted by Chris @ 10:59 am
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I Feel the same exact way. We got TWENTY INCHES last night!
What’s that about??
Totally unfair!
April 5th, 2007 at 11:14 amThe snow seems confused all around the world. It snowed just south of Paris last Friday and it never snows there.
April 5th, 2007 at 11:29 amMay all you snowbound people be able to pull out the capris for good soon!
Lucky!!! I wish we would get a really good snow storm. Just once. But it doesn’t snow very often in Texas.
April 5th, 2007 at 12:25 pmDear Winter. Please Leave. No Love.
April 5th, 2007 at 12:25 pmI agree. Fortunately the little bit of snow we got last night is already gone.
April 5th, 2007 at 12:36 pmI am going to start a petion - Winter may only make an apperance between Thanksgiving and New Years day (because the Christmas lights look so pretty in snow) after that the lowest winter temp may not dip below 70 degrees.
Think it will work?
April 5th, 2007 at 12:43 pmReally!!! My 5 yo son started crying when he looked out the window and saw the snow this morning. He’s been wearing shorts and t-shirts all winter in anticipation of summer coming again.
April 5th, 2007 at 12:43 pmRight on Sister!! It was NOT amusing to wake up to snow this morning and have to drag out the kids’ hats, gloves, scarves, snowpants, boots, yadda, yadda, yadda! Spring can haul her booty back from vacation any time now!
April 5th, 2007 at 12:48 pmHallelujah.
April 5th, 2007 at 12:49 pmI’m sorry, but you can not call that “dusting” out your window winter. We awoke to three friging feet of snow on our picnic table, and my husband snow plowed for over 4 freaking hours! And the six children’s winter gear has all been washed, dryed, matched up and packed away for another year. Ugh.
April 5th, 2007 at 12:51 pmWe went straight from winter to summer, virtually overnight. I am mourning the loss of spring. 90 degrees in March and April puts me in a very, very crabby mood. And that crabby mood may very well not lift until November, when it cools down to semi-tolerable again.
April 5th, 2007 at 12:52 pmAmen
April 5th, 2007 at 1:18 pm0 degrees F!
That is our weather forecast this week!
Snow, snow go away…
And don’t come back!
Pleeeeese?!
April 5th, 2007 at 1:26 pmWinter played a very cruel joke on us. The past two weeks have been in the 80s. My girls have worn shorts and flipflops. They even played in the sprinkler one afternoon. I packed up ALL of our winter clothes, and NOW the temerature has dropped. Tomorrows low is 32 and Easter is 35. Ha. Ha.
April 5th, 2007 at 1:48 pmAMEN! You tell it sister!
April 5th, 2007 at 1:48 pmEver notice how everytime AlGore makes a big speech about global warming, a freak blizzard occurs somewhere in the world?? (usually where he is scheduled to be). Someone should tell him to shut it. I soo want summer already!
April 5th, 2007 at 2:08 pmI’m in Texas and I’m sick of winter too. It’s suppose to be 45 degree on saturday. It was 80 something 2 days ago!!! Go away old man winter!!!!
April 5th, 2007 at 2:51 pmI second that, especially since we’re still under a blizzard warning.
April 5th, 2007 at 2:51 pmI worked in the yard last weekend. Today? I snow blowed 18″ of snow off my driveway.
Goodbye winter, don’t let the door hit your ass on the way out.
(in husky voice) Why, hello, Summertime.
April 5th, 2007 at 3:52 pmTOTALLY AGREE! Yes, yesterday, the kids were running amok, barefoot on the lawn. Today, though we did not get 18″+ we got some snow and cold…oh, the C.O.L.D!
Go away Winter! You are NOT wanted here.
April 5th, 2007 at 4:34 pmI completly agree with you!!!! We got 14 inches by my measurement. the snow comes up over the bumper of my car. I’ll never get out!
April 5th, 2007 at 5:16 pmThe inability of humans to be happy where they are may be illustrated by the fact that my family would luuuuurve snow at winter. Unfortunately we never get any. My daughter is 9 and has never seen snow. We are contemplating moving to the South Island of New Zealand to escape our hot summers and snowless, inadequate winters.
April 5th, 2007 at 7:14 pmYes, Winter, it is true. The Iditarod is LONG over, you may leave now.
April 5th, 2007 at 7:31 pmLiz, please visit winter before you decide to live in it (not sure if you have or not). It is so cute for a few weeks, and then your toes decide to not get warm even in your heated home in wool socks even though you know the inside temp would be fine in the summer, you slip on the ice and find out that nothing is really done about a broken tailbone (can’t put it in a sling, haha), and throw out your back shoveling, after which your back and feet compete for the heating pad. I know people from the southern U.S. who moved up near me in the northern U.S. in June - got new jobs, made friends. It snowed a foot that October and within 2 weeks their “for-sale” sign went up in the front yard. It really wasn’t what they had hoped for! And, really, it wasn’t all that cold yet.
April 5th, 2007 at 7:40 pmAmen Sister Woman!!!!! No one dreams of a White Easter!
April 5th, 2007 at 7:42 pmWinter sucked ass for us (hardly any snow!), yet, I am DONE with it and want to move on as well. Plus, I need a reason to shave my legs already.
April 5th, 2007 at 7:47 pmWhenever I load your blog it takes a while for the post to appear. The title and photo always appear first and are hanging out there for quite a while waiting on the text. So today, I’m reading “Dear Winter” and seeing the photo, and the only thing I could think of for text in your post was, “Fuck Off, Love, Chris”. Umm, don’t let me around your kids unless you like them talkin’ like sailors.
April 5th, 2007 at 8:09 pmI’d already packed cute spring-y things, including sandals, for my daughter for an Easter visit to relatives in Canada. Now I have to change the whole clothing strategy last-second. Grrrr.
April 5th, 2007 at 8:20 pmI’m with you on this one. Actually moving clothes was on my list for this weekend but since its cold I will hold off until it warms again in two weeks or more. grrrr
April 5th, 2007 at 8:23 pmAmen, sister!
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April 6th, 2007 at 7:44 amForget the resurection of the Lord, hell is freezing over, they are calling for SNOW in TEXAS in APRIL. I’m dying
Dear winter, I live in TEXAS for a reason - GO AWAY!
April 6th, 2007 at 7:03 pm