How 'bout this weather!?

Well, folks, we've had some snow here in Amman this week. I hear my friends and family in Birmingham, Alabama also had a snow day this past week! How fun! I woke up in the middle of the night hearing dripping outside. I assumed it was rain but when I woke up these big, beautiful snowflakes were falling. It continued on and off all day! In my area of town, the snow had all melted by the end of the day but in the higher elevation parts of Amman, it remained much longer.

In other news, my house has not gotten higher than 51 degrees inside. I honestly think it may be warmer outside than inside here. I don't know what else to do to warm it up.... it just will not. I guess I will have to find more layers. I usually have on about 5 layers on the top, two layers on the bottom, two pairs of socks and a scarf... I did draw the line at gloves. I do not wear gloves inside the house. I have a heating pad on my bed (size of a twin bed so it's a little small but better than nothing) that is amazing. I joked with a friend that if anyone is looking for me between now and the end of winter I'll be in my room in my bed with the electric blanket! Nice that I work from home many days so I can stay tucked in as I work on my computer.

I've had a couple of frustrating days this week... my gas heater has not been working and my gas oven has also not been working. I was so frustrated tonight that I almost cried. I can't cook if the oven's not working and there's no hope of warming my toes if my heater is down. It isn't the fact that they're not working that got me upset... lots of things around here don't work at least part of the time. It's the fact that I can't fix it. I don't mind calling friends to help.... they would have been more than happy to do so. I just wish I could have done it and I know if I lived in the States it would have been easier to fix. I really hope to get this resolved tomorrow. I'm having guests over for dinner on Friday so I should at least get it taken care of by then!

Anyway, enough complaining about things that don't work in my house. (but can I mention that my washer is also refusing to use it's spin cycle again? yeah. that's been lovely too). Sorry for complaining. I'll stop now. It really has been a good week in most other ways and I'm thankful for the good moments like some great visits with my neighbor, encouraging time praying and talking with two of my girl-friends here, snow, and some productive meetings I've had!