Milk Maid

They say lightning never strikes the same place twice?

They would be wrong. I didn’t think I would experience another massive April blizzard this year, but I was sadly incorrect. Monday was an absolutely beautiful day.

The sun was out, the birds were chirping, the grass and tulips were starting to come up. It was the type of day that on those 20 below days in January you dream about. I was really enjoying the spring we were having. In fact, earlier last week I asked my dad when he was going to take the snow blower off of the tractor.

He laughed in my face and said in an ominous tone, “Just you wait and see.” Chilling. To say that anyone I know that was around last April could forget the blizzard last year is an understatement. I still have the pictures on my phone and I have nightmares about it. I really thought we were out of the woods for getting more snow.

It’s just wild when you’re enjoying a beautiful day to get your phone over taken by blizzard warnings. As a disgruntled Minnesota citizen, I’ve decided to file a formal complaint with the boss, Old Man Winter. Dear Old Man Winter; Aren’t you tired? You harassed us with extreme record setting cold and you bombarded us with record amounts of snow this winter. I’m still having “cold mares”, instead of nightmares. Shouldn’t you be on vacation? Or at the very least headed to the Southern Hemisphere for their winter?

I’ve heard the penguins are just lovely this time of year. You caused a ton of havoc last spring with farmers, spring sports kids, allergy sufferers, people with basements, and literally everyone. Spring planting was very difficult due to all the snow and due to the ground being so cold longer than normal. The first game of baseball my brother played last year was indoors. The number of games and events the spring sport athletes had was drastically cut down due to the weather.

There were even photos in the newspaper of our baseball team shoveling snow off of the field to help it melt faster. Here are a few things I’d rather do than relive another April blizzard:

1. Eat lasagna. I loathe lasagna. All kinds, it’s all bad.

2. Listen to sports commentator Joe Buck call a Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings game.

3. Admit to defeat to my brothers in any competition.

4. Watch the end of the newest “A Star is Born” on a loop. Wonderful sound track, terribly sad ending.

5. Open a KitKat candy bar to find it’s 100% wafer.

6. Order nuggets from McDonald’s and get nothing but fatty pieces or tiny nuggets.

7. Watch every Minnesota Vikings’ crucial missed field goal.

8. Deal with the crazy lady that tries to buy rabbits from me. And, Sir, you’ve messed with Severe Weather Awareness Week.

The Minnesota Tornado Watch/Warning drill scheduled for Thursday, April 11 has been canceled due to the expected winter storm.

The backup day of Friday, April 12 has also been canceled since the winter storm will still be affecting parts of Minnesota. No backup date is planned at this time. It was fun while it lasted. Stepping on spring’s toes is just plain rude. Time to hit the road! Signed, A Disgruntled Minnesotan