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Our son said they got 12 inches of snow right before the weekend. I looked out the window at our brown, dead grass untouched by winter snow. With superhuman restraint, swallowed the tee-hee-hee rising in my throat, and bit my tongue to avoid shouting \u201cSucker!\u201d to our Minnesota boy.<\/p>\n

The phone call got me thinking about what our weather was like a year ago today. When I read this blog entry from December 4, 2009 and yelled, \u201cYes!\u201d And don\u2019t think I\u2019m going to wipe the grin off my smirking face. It\u2019s hanging right where it is from now until the first scoopable snowfall. You might grin too, once you read this weather report from a year ago today.<\/p>\n

Sunshine Addicts, Unite!<\/strong><\/p>\n

For weeks I\u2019ve been in denial about the arrival of winter. Above average November temps helped me ignore my sunshine cravings as the days got shorter and shorter. My enablers, who meant well but have left me in a terrible fix, were the\u00a0 brave little violas in the garage flower garden and the optimistic snapdragons and dianthus blooming near the foundation of our sun porch.<\/p>\n

But when it snowed yesterday and the temperatures plummeted into the teens last night, I went into a major withdrawal. Spiders on the wall, pink elephants, tremors – you name it, I\u2019ve got it – and believe me, it\u2019s no way to live. Therefore, I\u2019ve decided to join a twelve step program. It\u2019s time to admit the truth or I won\u2019t make it through the winter.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m a fair weather friend. I mainline sunshine and warm temperatures on a daily basis for nine months of the year, and I need to stop. I need help to make it through the winter, more than watching Elvis, Annette Funicello,\u00a0 Donavon and Gidget frolic at the beach. Vicarious sunshine on a grainy DVD doesn\u2019t even touch my cravings anymore, and with two kids getting married soon there\u2019s no money for week long sunshine fix in Cancun this year.<\/p>\n

However, I can\u2019t do this alone. I need the support of others struggling with sunshine and warmth addictions and the encouragement of former users. We need to band together and meet every week in a dingy church basement. We can all bring our seasonal affective disorder happy lamps and bask in a greenish glow while we eat lots of dark chocolate to boost our antioxidants.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re ready to admit your sunshine addiction and find help, leave a comment or send me an email. Won\u2019t it be wonderful to be free and able to live normal lives again? Together we can make it happen. I know we can.<\/p>\n

Sunshine addicts, unite!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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