Welcome to my home!
Picture taken 12/23/07 as the storm moved in...
Good Morning All;
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What a joy to be back here in some capacity. (And yes, I am still fighting with Yahoo over my last blog site).
~Picks self up, dusts self off, and begins anew...
Hopefully it will prove to be a fight that won't last too much longer...
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Stolen from somewhere, eons ago...
But sure am feeling that "When Pigs Fly" feeling too..
What does that do to me?
Kind of like falling down and getting the wind knocked out of me. Then with each new phone call comes the kick in the ribs... With any luck, they will be able to reinstate those last (almost 500) blog entries, complete with all else that went along with it... Maybe with a few prayers too; (but I think maybe that is kind of selfish to pray for such a thing).
Oh well.
Pick yourself up!
I can remember Mama telling me to do that; no matter how bad I thought I was hurt... And those things always came to pass too. I am likening this current fiasco to that.
Woke up early yesterday morning, only to come on here and be so damned invisible once more. The temp was 44 degrees... 2 hours later, it sounded much like a summer storm outside, only without the 'noise' and the lightning. Rechecking my forecast, there was a Winter Storm Warning.
NO! I didn't want to be shoveling and plowing before Christmas; (having just gotten most of the yard clear of the darned ice from that last storm).
Forecast had called for 4-10 inches, dependent upon how far north and west one lies of Green Bay.
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See the thin layer of ice already?
This was taken about 8 in the morning.
It had been much warmer, as the snow began it all turned to ice.
What you cannot see in the pic- Miss Punk is not really sitting all the way down.
(Her hinder being neatly off that ice).
hehehe
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Throughout the day, we watched as that same snow swirled- And listened to it be hitting the windows and doors...
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Through my west facing kitchen window...
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How hard that wind blew, gusting to about 50MPH.
And leaving these little drifts INside the garage!
(Stop looking at my mess for crying out loud)!
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A good day to be cooking I say.
I made a turkey, and fixin's.
Lazy me, I didn't want to be cooking all the danged time, so turkey meat in the fridge does nicely for a few meals, snacks etc... (A microwave on the countertop helps too)!
An 18 pounder!
Casey threw the skeleton in the old pumpkin fields.
Sputnik is a wonderful cat.
Yet yesterday, he chose to become a veritable pain in the butt.
Plunking himself down on the rug in front of the sink, and remaining there until I had finished with the rest of the meals preps. Ordinarily there is never any begging from him.
Yesterdays cooking proved to be too much for the little cat.
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"I will NOT move, no matter what you do"
"Just give me some of that turkey or gravy!"
...OR ELSE!
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After the snow seemed to slow, Rick and I went out about 6pm to start to clear it out. I am thinking we got the better part of at least 6".
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...Decorated by Mother Nature and Old Man Winter.
Yes, the main door had been closed all day, except to leave the dogs out.
I think that snow was driven in everywhere.
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Those drifts easily over a foot deep in many places.
A "cold" snow being light and fluffy though...
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My little Cub Cadet breaking through those many drifts with relative ease.
...(As I write, I hear the snowplow going down the road). Thank Dog.
And it was SO cold.
Windchill was about 15-20 degrees BELOW that danged zero mark... (The actual temperature having dropped that morning by 30 degrees, and then falling even more throughout the day).
While we moved the snow, it was about 6 or 7 degrees.
I even got to watch my fair share of 'snow tornadoes' going through the yard! Kinda cool, that.
And life goes on.
While we were out there, Jim called to say he would be here this morning to plow us out.
Good.
He can clear the rest of the yard, so my company will have a place to park their sleds, AND they won't have to be killing themselves to get inside just to get a little brunch!
I put Miss Milly out last night as I went to get my pajamas on.
I haven't seen her since.
Please say a little prayer.
I do know that she has always been that way, but usually shows up begging for food and warmth too.
After two hours of calling every few minutes last night, there was still no Miss Milly.
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Miss Milly a few days ago~
...And she was SO mad about this too!
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Thankfully, it did warm a bit overnight. Currently it is a whole 21° and not windy either.
~But she still does not come when I call...
Kinda puts everything right back into perspective for me too.
I had better close for now, and get real busy real quick...
Too much to do, and I am definitely down to the nitty~gritty (as time will prove shortly).
I wish for you all a Wonderful and Blessed Christmas.
I wish the special love for you that goes with the season, and that you always know how lucky you are if only one person in the whole world loves you.
It is "enough" for forever you know.
Kiss the hubbys, hug the kids, and the pets too.
Keep them ALL safe and warm and loved always.
And don't ever forget to bless yourselves too.
Each of your comments/notes and personalities before have brought me to cherish those family friends I have in this world, and in my life, and in my heart.
Know too that someone in Flintville loves you!
"GOD BLESS US EVERYONE!"
My Love.
Always.
Peace to all.
Always.
XOXO
Anne
