Talk about a shock to the system. It's getting wintry around here... very quickly. There's no doubt we've been spoiled this winter. We've had very mild temperatures and only one true winter weather event, and even that one didn't affect the entire metro. Although folks down south had to get out their shovels, residents in the Northland saw very little snow in the late November storm.

Now, temperatures are dropping quickly and the frozen precipitation is on the way as well. I know I'm not alone in hoping for snow. Not because I necessarily love the white stuff, but because that means it isn't ice. I'll take six inches of snow over a half inch of ice any day of the week. With snow, you know what you're dealing with. I hate driving on a road that seems to be just wet, but scared to death that the pavement will turn icy as soon as I tap the brakes. Not fun.

This storm isn't easy for my friends in the KMBC weather center, either. Bryan, Joel and the team have a tough job figuring out when it will be raining, freezing raining, sleeting and snowing. I think they'd also rather have a regular snow event. This "wintry mix" stuff is for the (snow) birds.

All right, enough of my complaining. As I mentioned, we've had it pretty good this season. As long as I don't end up in a ditch after hitting a patch of ice, I'll try to take this blast of winter in stride. Spring is only a few months away...