When Dea checked it at 6am, it was 20 below. By the time her lazy husband got up and out to take this pic two hours later, it had warmed 6 degrees; I hope THAT trend continues!

Took this one while lying down on the floor of our sunporch looking out the sliding glass door. Sunset on new snow; I love it!

New snow. Interesting what gusting winds up to 30+mph will do to it. See the "cleared" space around the wheel barrow? Yet all the snow still in it?! Weird.

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Snow cometh!

We are poised on the very edge of a huge snow storm that is bearing down on our area. I was up at 3:30 am to let the cat out and at that time we only had about half an inch. Now it is 5:15 and we have another 2 inches of new snow. They say that most of the day we will get snow at about 2 inches per hour. With our total being 12-14 inches when it is all done. The kids are SO excited. I am too, but for a different reason. My hubby is leaving for work and will not come home until 7:00 pm when it has snowed all day and the wind is supposed to be 25 miles per hour. BLIZZARD! I'm not really concerned as far as myself who will be in it driving the mail route and helping other carriers with their mail route, but I am concerned for him. How wierd!
I am glad to get snow though. The snowmobilers would like to go out at least once this year and the cranberry growers desperately need it. Besides, a good storm is fun as long as you are smart about it. I like to stock up and have everything ready in case the power goes out etc and then I sit reading a book in front of the fireplace. Nothing like all that snow coming down to make you feel all warm and cozy in your own house.
Time to get kids up and ready for school, if they go.
Have a blessed day.

What was that about warm weather?

Well, winter has finally arrived.....on Ground Hog's Day. The temperatures are not "terrible" but the wind chill makes you wish that you were inside. I was trying to deliver mail on Saturday in -9 wind chill. The only problem with my route is that 187 of my boxes are served by my standing outside and sorting the mail into these big cluster boxes. Most days that's not a problem, a little wet when it's raining but not a big deal. Saturday was difficult when I could not feel my fingers. I can't wear gloves and sort mail, so I just stick them into my pockets between cluster boxes. Not fun, but I will gladly deal with it and not complain, because January was so great.
Today starts the nursing home visiting mission. We are excited about this new chance to help our community. Should be a blast.
Saturday night was family night with about 25 people there. I made everyone Zuppa Tuscana a really great Italian soup recipe with Italian sausage, bacon, potatoes, cream and kale. It was really a different type soup for most of the people there. Of course I also made potato, cheese and ham soup for those that did not want the other. We all sat around eating salad, garlic bread and soup for 3 1/2 hours, talking and laughing. It was great! We really enjoy getting together and finding out what goes on in each other's lives. It is so much easier to be a church "family" this way. Of course I get to cook for everyone and that is wonderful too.
I finished getting my tax stuff done. Boy was that a lot easier this year when I didn't have the real estate stuff to deal with. I used to spend hours and hours on that stuff. I will still probably get my license renewed. I spent too long keeping that thing going to let it die. You never know when it might be needed again.
Other than that life goes on here. I hope you have a great day!
dea

The best hubby in the world!

I told you that today was the anniversary of our engagement (and Ground Hogs Day). Well, last night even though he was terribly sick with a cold, my husband was still thinking of me. He walked in the door with a HUGE bouquet of roses. Two dozen red roses now adorn my kitchen table and I am enjoying every minute of them. So for all of you men that are not romantic-take notes. For all of you women who's husbands are not romantic-I'm sorry. Maybe you can get them to follow Will's example. Will is going to get some really special treatment for the next couple of weeks, just because he loves me. Of course that could work against me too. I can just hear it now "but I gave you roses" so.........
Have a great day.
dea

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