BRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's cold! It rained quite a bit yesterday, then the temperature dropped below freezing at about sundown. It was 72 in the morning, then it was 42 about 3 hours later and it just kept going down. It didn't stop raining after it hit freezing, and the rain turned into sleet. It sleeted (is that a word?) all night and is still coming down. We have probably 2 more waves of frozen storm to hit and probably will get snow later on. The schools are closed and most businesses are too. Needless to say, we are not going anywhere! :) But I was prepared for an ice storm, so we are going to stay home and spend the day together. Otter and the dogs are curled up in front of the fireplace.

I got my birdfeeders up and filled yesterday, Frasier decided that he needed to help keep the yard clean so he hoovered any spilled seed he could find. The Magginator mostly reacted to the ice & cold by becoming like the Energizer Bunny on speed. Eventually she ran out of steam and came inside, only to park her little furry behind in front of the heater vent.

Bill mixed up some cookie dough and I have a loaf of bread in the bread machine. Gonna make chili later!

TGIF

I'm typing around a dog's nose, Fraiser thinks he has to help me. He is very stylish now, sporting his bright orange reflective collar!

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I hope we all survived Thanksgiving's pig out fest! We ate so much we could hardly move, but it was all wonderful and we had a great day.

Busy Sunday

Today started out with our final decision being made regarding church. We officially joined the S. Baptist church we've been attending since July. So I guess we are back where we started from, since I was originally S. Baptist! But that's not unusual for us.

Driving Lesson # 2 today, my turn to be the instructor. Otter did pretty good, she needs to work on turning and knowing when to start the turn but in general she did pretty good. Although I probably have a few more grey hairs just because! There was a lady jogging on the streets we were practicing on, I noticed that she stopped until we were well past and then she gave me a big grin - I got the feeling that she'd been there herself!

Maggie Beagle is not in disgrace anymore, but it's Frasier's turn. He managed to slip out of his collar Friday night, we discovered it on Saturday morning. I finally found his collar tonight. Or I should say I found what's left of it - it looks like they played tug of war with it! Fortunately, the part that was still intact was the part with his tags on it. I might see if I can find a bright, flourescent orange collar for him so the next time I have to look for it I can find it sooner. This isn't the first time we've had to search for it.

Taking an eBay break

We are done for the year with eBay, we put stuff up tonight and might post an overhead or two in the next week or so but we are through for the year. Possibly a little longer, who knows!

Also, I made beans and jalepeno cornbread tonight. Talk about delicious!

The cold weather we were supposed to get last night never quite made it. It was in the 40's last night and the high was the mid-40's, about 7:00 this morning! It's been rainy off and on, cold and very windy but not the bad cold & icy weather the forecasters guessed at. Fine with me, I'm not ready for ice. But I could do without the wind, it is playing havoc with my asthma and also the Otter's.

Ready for Spring

The tulips are planted! We bought quite a few bulbs this year, and the bed is bigger than the one we had before. If any of them get eaten by underground furries, we are going to have gopher stew! After all the work we just did, it would be infuriating if they don't come up because something ate them!

Maggie Beagle is in trouble. She got into the trash again. She has a knack for finding the tiniest things to eat, they are generally in the very bottom of the trash bag. So she has to take everything else out to get to what she is after. But she has no manners, she leaves the mess for someone else to clean up. That's Otter's job since she's Otter's dog. Bad doggie! She's actually a sweet little dog, and she likes to chase bugs. And eat them when she catches them. She is fun to watch, especially if she's stalking grasshoppers because she hops along after them.

Veteran's Day is Saturday

If you can read this, thank a teacher. If you are reading it in English, thank a veteran.

THANKS DAD. I MISS YOU.

It's the end of the world as we know it

My teenager just had her first driving lesson! And she loved it. She said she only hit one curb, when she was turning the first time. Bill took her out behind our house, the field is being turned into a neighborhood and the streets are in but not much else. It was a perfect place because there were no other cars for her to run into! :)

Of course, they have to use my car for this!

The Keystone Cops sell firewood!

Or maybe it's just their relatives. Or maybe the delivery guys were channeling Laurel & Hardy! At any rate, we now have about a cord of wood stacked and just waiting for the weather to get cold enough! Bubba and Bubba Jr. finally got it stacked, but it took them a few tries to drive through the gate and get stuck before they finally realized that their truck was not going to fit no matter how many times they tried! Then they unloaded the wood with a tiny wheelbarrow that had been run over more than once, the last time by the man who delivered the portapotty to their lot. It was entertaining!

Otter went back to school today, she's still stuffy but she is much better. The wind today isn't helping her sniffles.

Cold Thursday

It was below freezing last night, so hopefully that means that all the ragweed and pollen is gone!

The parakeet died last night. We are down to one pet bird now, and he seems to be healthy. I think the other bird was old when we got him. He is now buried beside the pet mouse grave in the back yard.

Otter has a cold-type bug, she woke up with sore throat & congestions - and 101 degree fever. She's better now and her fever is down, but she's not well yet. But it seems to be confined to her head and not her chest, her asthma is under control and we hope it stays that way.