A White Christmas — Record Setting for Oklahoma
The weather people started warning us on December 22 that a storm was on the way and we would probably have snow on Christmas Eve or Day. By the next day (December 23, Wednesday), they were saying blizzard. Now, blizzard is not a word used in Oklahoma.
Most of us “old-timers” were saying, “Yeah sure. We haven’t even had two days of below freezing weather. The ground is still warm.” Boy did they prove us wrong.
Bright and early Christmas Eve it started sleeting. To complicate things the wind was blowing with gusts up to 56 mph. Within a couple of hours, the sleet turned to snow and the wind was at it all day.
This is a view out my patio door. We decided to put a Christmas tree outside this year. Tied down real solid because it stood up under the wind even if the fence didn’t. You can even see the snow banked on the panes of the French door. Just like a Christmas card. Many of these would turn me into a Bah Humbug.
We open presents on Christmas Eve and had a get-together planned with my son and a few friends. He was determined to get here so we moved the time up to 3:00. One of my friends came with him and another lives about 10 blocks away and brought her dog and braved it.
Snow was still falling when my son left to make the 30 minute trip back home. The friend that lives close decided to spend the night. But part of Christmas Day dinner had to be postponed. My son just couldn’t get here.
I went ahead and cooked the Prime Rib and my friend, my sister and I ate our fill of Prime Rib and my special potatoes that I will tell you about at another time.
We postponed the salmon until the next day since that was a special treat planned for my son.
All in all, you will never hear me wishing for a “white Christmas”.
Oh yeah, we got 12 inches of snow and still aren’t plowed out. It thaws some during the day and freezes during the night to cover all the roads and parking lots into solid ice.
Date: December 27, 2009
Categories: Christmas