Snow, Freezer, Hoar Frost, Melting, Freezing Rain

I wanted warmer weather and that we got. The high actually got to 37 degrees. That means major melting, freezing rain and the streets and parking lots were ice rinks. Brother Nowling sat on Spenard for two solid hours due to a city bus not being able to get traction (he called me very frustrated complaining that he was right next McDonalds but he couldn't even get over to go in and get coffe ~ funny and sad both). Eventually the city buses were all called off the streets. The Glen Hwy was closed, as were the schools, the military bases, the college and I guess this is the first time since 2006. It took me 20 minutes to go 1 mile, and took me almost as long to walk the Alaska duck walk through the parking at work. Pretty much everyone showed up to work and the publisher, who this is his first winter in Alaska (although he's from Wisconsin, he knows my former publisher), was really surprised. So we wouldn't have to go out to lunch and as thanks for everyone braving the roads he ordered pizza for all of ADN. About 50 pizza. He got them from two different pizza places in two different shifts. It was good. We did cancel church tonight as now the temperatures are dropping and the winds are picking up.

Pray for Brother Nowling as he and Tim Osborne leave out for Colorado tomorrow. First that he can get on a flight, as that they were looking pretty full and then second with all the strange weather going on everywhere, that they have a safe and smooth flight as he really doesn't like to fly.