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20 Dec, 2007

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Posted by andrea tomkins in: Misc. life

Below is the (new) mantra I chant when I’m:

– trudging through knee-high snow on the way to/from school, to/from the post office, to/from almost everywhere
– feeling the sting of cold wind on my face
– scraping ice off of a frozen car
– using all my strength to pry open a car door that’s frozen shut
– squirting windshield washer fluid on the windshield for the 100th time
– changing my socks because I stepped in melted snow (I really hate that)
– cursing the snowplows for skipping my street and all surrounding sidewalks
– shovelling snow uphill onto the front lawn because there is nowhere left to put it
– listening to a forecast that predicts we’ll be getting rain on top of everything that’s accumulated so far

Ready for my mantra?

It’s “JAMAICA, JAMAICA, JAMAICA… ”

My ticket is officially booked.

Heh heh.


7 Responses to "!"

1 | Lee

December 20th, 2007 at 6:53 pm

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Ooohh…. that’s a GREAT mantra!

2 | Mark

December 20th, 2007 at 7:02 pm

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and here’s what I’ll be doing while Andrea is in Jamaica !

– trudging through knee-high snow on the way to/from school, to/from the post office, to/from almost everywhere
– feeling the sting of cold wind on my face
– scraping ice off of a frozen car
– using all my strength to pry open a car door that’s frozen shut
– squirting windshield washer fluid on the windshield for the 100th time
– changing my socks because I stepped in melted snow (I really hate that)
– cursing the snowplows for skipping my street and all surrounding sidewalks
– shovelling snow uphill onto the front lawn because there is nowhere left to put it
– listening to a forecast that predicts we’ll be getting rain on top of everything that’s accumulated so far

you see I’m not a part of this trip ! Please take pity on me. I may hijack Andrea’s blog while she’s away.

3 | porter

December 20th, 2007 at 7:05 pm

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Are you seriously going to Jamaica????

4 | J

December 20th, 2007 at 7:58 pm

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That’s great news. I’m so jealous! I’m only going to Quebec City in Feb… Brrrr. :)

5 | andrea

December 20th, 2007 at 8:29 pm

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Yes, seriously!

6 | BeachMama

December 21st, 2007 at 9:57 am

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Oh the snow around here is getting a bit much. I enjoy a white Christmas as much as the next guy, but seriously it is a bit much.

I like your new Mantra, wish I had one to chant, for now it will be… Spring is only three months away…

7 | Chantal

December 21st, 2007 at 10:54 am

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Yay for you (sorry mark).

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