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COPIED FROM ENVIRONMENT CANADA'S WEBSITE:

SNOWSQUALL WARNING: London - MiddlesexIssued at 3:28 PM EST WEDNESDAY 19 NOVEMBER 2008
ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT SNOW SQUALL EVENT EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON THURSDAY. THIS IS A WARNING THAT SNOWSQUALLS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING IN THESE REGIONS. MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS..LISTEN FOR UPDATED STATEMENTS.
AN ALBERTA CLIPPER WILL CROSS SOUTHERN ONTARIO TONIGHT ALONG WITH A DOLLOP OF SNOW. ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY BE AROUND 5 CENTIMETRES WITH LOCALLY 10 IN A FEW LOCALES..MAINLY IN PARTS OF SKI COUNTRY. A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT WITH MORE SPECIFICS ABOUT THIS EVENT. A MUCH MORE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL EVENT IS ON TAP FOR THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. SOME OF THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON THUS FAR WILL SURGE INTO SOUTHERN ONTARIO BEGINNING LATE THURSDAY AND BECOME WELL ENTRENCHED ON FRIDAY. VERY UNSTABLE AIR COMBINED WITH THE RELATIVELY WARM WATERS OF THE GREAT LAKES WILL PRODUCE ABUNDANT SNOW SQUALLS. THESE SQUALLS WILL BECOME PARTICULARLY ROBUST THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. SEVERAL SIGNIFICANT SNOW SQUALLS ARE LIKELY TO AFFECT THE BRUCE PENINSULA TO COLLINGWOOD LATER ON THURSDAY AS WELL AS DOWNWIND LOCALES TO THEIR SOUTH. ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF 15 CENTIMETRES ARE LIKELY THURSDAY NIGHT. BUT A MORE MONUMENTAL BAND IS QUITE POSSIBLE NEAR THE EASTERN SHORE OF LAKE HURON EXTENDING ACROSS GRAND BEND OR SARNIA AND SOUTH FROM THERE. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 30 CENTIMETRES APPEAR LIKELY THURSDAY NIGHT. COLOSSAL SNOWFALL TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 50 CENTIMETRES ARE POSSIBLE OUT OF THIS EVENT BY THE TIME IT WEAKENS ON SATURDAY

SO...BETTER BREAK OUT THE DOG SLEDS!

Decor Project

Today I had both Deanna and Amanda home sick. Natalie has been suffering from a bad cold all week, as have I.

Since it was going to be a write-off day for housework anyway, I thought I'd tackle a project. Deanna has been wanting a new desk chair. This is what she's been using:

Not too beautiful, or remotely comfortable! This is an issue, since she likes to sit in her room and read.

So, $25 and a couple of hours later, this is what that chair looks like now:

I was just going to use the stripes, but we happened to spot that blue chenille in the remnant bin as we walked by, and she loved it! It's beautifully soft, but very difficult to cut and sew! Glad I didn't do the whole chair in that!

Much more comfortable (especially with 3" foam!) and it looks a little better too!

Vacancy..

Today our pastor announced that he has accepted a call extended to him by the church of West Albany, Australia. It was an emotional day in London. I'm sure this was a difficult decision for the Pot family to make. We wish them well, but we will miss them.