Tuesday, January 18, 2022 Mostly sunny On the cold side 42 degrees 4:28 p.m.

With the sun shining there are people out walking the dogs as well as just out walking for the exercise. A lot of the snow is gone in the front yard but there is still some on roofs and in places where the sun doesn’t hit. Tomorrow is to be warmer and rain returns in the afternoon. They are still warning for drivers to watch out for black ice as it will freeze again tonight. Right now, it is beautiful while looking out the window.

I will walk up and get the mail when the mailman gets here. He is a bit slow, but since yesterday was a holiday he probably has a lot of mail to deliver. I forgot yesterday was a holiday so was waiting for the mail to be delivered. Tina stopped on her way home this afternoon and there wasn’t any mail. I finally remembered yesterday being a holiday. I find I kept track of the days better when working.

Tina had to go to Walmart to pick up some stuff for a project at work. While there she checked the cat food to see if they had what the cats like. They did so she bought all they had, 38 cans. It cost her $30.00. These cats need to go to work or change their diet to people food. I wonder how they would like beans?

I also heard that the grocery store shelves are mostly empty because people are staying home and cooking their meals rather then going out to eat. I like doing both, and find that either is expensive. The home cooked meals are lovely as you can sit home and be comfy. The eating our is lovely, too. But you do have to get dressed, (out of the comfy pj’s and slippers). In eating out one can order what one wants and have it prepared for them, then leave the dishes for someone else to do. It keeps the kitchen nice and clean.

The mailman just delivered a package to us as well as the mail so I won’t have to go up to the mailbox. It is cold outside as I went out to get the package. I am not shivering. Yes, the heat thermostat went up to 69. It has been nice in here all day with the sun shining in. The sun is slowly getting ready to warm the other side of the world so it has gotten cooler in here.

Have a great rest of your Tuesday. Make it productive, agreeable, achievable, cheerful and fun.

Blessings

Monday, January 17, 2022 Cloudy Cold Breezy 32 Degrees 4:19 p.m.

32 degrees is our high for the day. We got about half an inch of snow right here. Other parts of Oak Ridge received an inch or more. It is cold and really feels like winter. I made a brief trip to the garbage and found out that when the weatherman said it was freezing outside he wasn’t fooling. It is that bone chilling cold. Even Sierra and Milo don’t want to sit by the window and look out. Of course, the birds aren’t out either.

Tina was quite concerned about the icy roads and driveway when she went to bed. The driveway is a down slop and I would think be a bit icy as it was covered with snow. So she woke up, looked at the clock and thought it said 3:30. She got up, showered, dressed, came downstairs, turned on the coffee, made her lunch and breakfast, fixed her coffee, got her coat and gloves on and went out to the car. She is sitting there warming the car up and looks at the car clock. It says 3:30. She thought that was silly and wrong so she looked at her phone and it also said 3:30/ She turned off the car, came back in, turned on the TV and watched the news until 4:30 . Then she left for work! She was quit upset with herself. She said that from now on she will put her glasses on when she looks at the clock. She was wondering why the alarm hadn’t gone off.

Since this is soup, stew, beans weather I will put a pot of beans on first thing in the morning. By the time she gets home at 2:00 or 2:30 p.m. our meal will be ready. She is working from 5:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. tomorrow. The rest of the week will be 5:00 a.m. until 9:00 a.m. unless they are short handed, then she will work until whenever. Between being ill and in-passable roads there are a lot who haven’t been able to get to work.

Today philosophy;

To be too large for worry. too noble for anger, to strong for fear, and to happy to permit the presence of trouble.

This is the last of the PROMISE YOURSELF philosophy items. They came from a card that was my mother’s and I thought we could all use the good thoughts for ourselves. I found it in one of her many recipe boxes. I hope you enjoyed each one and that maybe got a little bit out of them.

Have a great rest of your Monday. Make it a warm, cozy, comfortable, cheery and fun day.

Blessings

Friday, January 14, 2022 partly cloudy still chilly 51 degrees 4:14 p.m.

Today is nice, winter feel in the air, a breeze on and off, some sun, then some clouds, nice in the sun, chilly in the shade. Yes, it is winter. We are due to receive the storm from Canada tomorrow and it will bring wind, rain and snow, but not all at once. I guess the very cold arrives Sunday night and Monday morning. It will be in the twenty’s and below. Our high will be in the 30’s. So we shall see how all this plays out.

January is here and some of the “donate” letters have stopped. Now the magazines want subscribers. I can disregardful them all now and read the magazines and books that I have piled up. Diana, Dottie, Tammy and I pass the magazines and book around so there is no shortage of reading material. And the TV shows are returning so that is good. Plus the two or three new ones. Last night (recorded) we watched “CHASE”, and that is very good. The questions are challenging and the time to answer them is short. If you get a chance check it out. If you like Jeoperty you will really like Chase.

Since we are said to be having a stormy weekend Tina has to work and I am going to clean out the some of the thoats in the storage shed and see where we put some of the stuff that we had out before Christmas. I am missing a cute kitty that sits under a table lamp, among other things. Then I will add reading and letter writing to the agenda. I have great plans so hope I can carry them through.

Today’s philosophy:

To give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to critisize others.

Have a super safe and fun Friday and a wonderful, healthy, safe and enjoyable weekend.

Blessings

Thursday, January 13, 2022 Cloudy Windy Cool 52 degrees 4:37 p.m.

A nice winter’s day. We thought there would be rain showers but so far it has been nice and dry and another beautiful winter’s day. I understand the weekend might be stormy with rain and snow and wind. It is January so that is to be expected.

Today has been rather quiet. Tammy had her shoulder surgery and it went well. I understand that she will be in a sling for 4 weeks or so and then be back to normal. I am so glad that it went well and once it heals she will be all O.K. She is not the type to lay around and do nothing. I hope that she stays quiet long enough to heal.

Pizza was the dinner this afternoon and then two games of Scrabble. I won one and Tina won one. It was fun and relaxing. We haven’t played board games for quite a while so really enjoyed it. I hope that we can do it again soon. Maybe next month. Starting next week she will be working 7 days straight.

Not much to talk about that you haven’t heard on the news. We are all wearing the KN95 masks and keeping our distance. Schools here are open and the kids are going, with masks. They get off the school bus wearing the masks and keep them on walking home. The people walking their dogs, for the most part, have masks. The clerks in the stores are wearing masks. The shelves are slowly being emptied and for the most part not restocked. Who knows when that will happen. According to the news it won’t be soon. They are blaming it in part on the people eating more at home making a shortage on veggies and meats. ????

Today’s Philosophy:

To wear a cheerful countenance at all times, and give every living creature you meet a smile.

Have a great Rest of your Thursday. Make it a fantastic, fun, frivolous and fruitful day.

Blessings