Wednesday, January 24, 2024 Cloudy Cool Humid 51 Degrees 3:46 p.m.

Rain is on the way. there has been a lot of melting so we now have some snow, wet sidewalks, slushy driveway, and everything is wet and dripping. It is supposed to rain from tonight into tomorrow morning, then a brief dry spell and rain again on Saturday, all day. I believe we are turning our ice skating rinks into swimming pools.

Last evening Tina and I went to dinner at the Cantina, then grocery shopping at Walmart. The rest of the world was either there or had been there as the shelves were mostly empty and all messed up. We managed to get what we needed, with the exception of cat food. Sierra still had a couple of cans so that isn’t to bad. Tina is stopping at Pet Smart after work to see if she can get some there. i think every cat in Oak Ridge was out of the “good” kind. Sierra doesn’t like fish and apparently neither do a lot of other cats. She likes the chicken and rice combo.

We talked to Mark, who said that they had hired a contractor to get the driveway to the warehouse cleared so that they could get the flooring and carpets out. No one had been to work for over a week as they couldn’t get to the warehouse and for last week they couldn’t get to the store. There are many who have had that problem. Schools were closed again today because of the icy and slushy roads. So many live in rural areas and even those i cities and towns have roads that still haven’t been cleared. I believe most parents and kids are tired of the “Snow Days”, ready to go back to school and work. Now they are preparing for flooding and evacuations so I believe it will be a while longer for some places.

Quote of the day: “God is bigger than any disability. Love Him, appreciate His blessings, and trust Him for the rest of the journey. He puts the rainbow at the end of the hardest trail.” Dale Evans Rogers, 1912 – 2001, American Actor. M. Roy Rogers.

Have a great rest of your day. Make it a pleasant, sunny, enjoyable, and fun day.

Blessings