{"id":8828,"date":"2013-02-08T16:30:43","date_gmt":"2013-02-08T21:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/?p=8828"},"modified":"2013-02-08T16:34:53","modified_gmt":"2013-02-08T21:34:53","slug":"whoa-snow-lets-build-some-snowmen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/?p=8828","title":{"rendered":"Whoa&#8230;a blizzard.  Preparing for Mr. Snow!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8832\" alt=\"CC_Snow\" src=\"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/CC_Snow.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/CC_Snow.jpg 640w, http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/CC_Snow-300x125.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So there&#8217;s this giant blizzard heading my way, and they&#8217;ve dubbed it Nemo.<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t recall blizzards ever getting names in the past.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Because of this impending snowpocalypse, like everyone else in my neighborhood, I went to the grocery store to stock up on food and supplies.\u00a0 After making my way through the crowded isles and getting everything I needed, I then waited in the checkout line for over 30 minutes (those are the times when I&#8217;m truly grateful to have the internet in my pocket).<\/p>\n<p>Needless to say my time intended for creating a follow-up anniversary post for today had been swallowed up by preparations for Nemo.<\/p>\n<p>On that note&#8230; maybe next time can we just give a storm a more basic, wintery name.\u00a0 Looking on my desk I see the perfect one.\u00a0 How about &#8220;Mr. Snow&#8221;:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8829\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8829\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8829\" alt=\"UK - Nestle - Mr Men characters - Mr Snow - chocolate candy bar wrapper - 1970's\" src=\"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/CC_UK-Nestle-Mr-Men-characters-Mr-Snow-chocolate-candy-bar-wrapper-1970s.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/CC_UK-Nestle-Mr-Men-characters-Mr-Snow-chocolate-candy-bar-wrapper-1970s.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/CC_UK-Nestle-Mr-Men-characters-Mr-Snow-chocolate-candy-bar-wrapper-1970s-300x193.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8829\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UK &#8211; Nestle &#8211; Mr Men characters &#8211; Mr Snow &#8211; chocolate candy bar wrapper &#8211; 1970&#8217;s<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I think newscasts would be a lot more fun if they included the following statements; &#8220;I hope everyone is prepared for the arrival of Mr. Snow!&#8221;\u00a0 and &#8220;Mr. Snow is making his way across the eastern seaboard and travel is not advised. &#8220;, or how about &#8220;Mr. Snow should be taken very seriously.&#8221;, and so on. \u00a0 The kids would love it.\u00a0 And so would I.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s it from me for today as I still have a few more blizzard preparations to make.\u00a0 If you&#8217;re on the East Coast, I hope you&#8217;re all ready for Mr. Snow&#8230;er Nemo!<\/p>\n<p>See you next time!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So there&#8217;s this giant blizzard heading my way, and they&#8217;ve dubbed it Nemo. 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