A beautiful, clear, cold, sunny day here in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. We are to hit the high temperature of 30 degrees, but it is 4:30 p.m. and the temperature is 29 degrees. I believe that is the high for the day. It was 8 degrees this morning when I came downstairs at 5:15 a.m. So many schools still closed due to weather, icy roads being the cause. Some roads still have snow as well as ice. So many mountains in this area, so many curvy narrow roads. We are better off then the states on the golf and Atlantic coast who are fighting snow, ice, and many have no snow equipment to handle it. They also are in the freezing mode.

Not a great deal going on around here. Sierra is enjoying the sun streaming in the front windows. The Christmas cactus is enjoying it also. Maybe the hydrangea is but it is in its winter mode so not doing much. I guess it will come back to “life” in the spring. I hope so anyway.
The same goers for the other plant that hibernates during the winter. We won’t mention the outdoor plants that have probably froze to death. I hope they all come back also.

The news has been interesting today. Our new President is having quite a time with all his pen and wants and wishes. I guess there is a right way and a wrong way of doing things, including changes. But it seems that he sees only His way, and that doesn’t always work. A whole lot of people have a whole lot to say about each signature he has applied to his “executive orders.” It makes me think of Daniel, Chapter 7 in the bible. And also Revelations, chapter 11, I think. Both refer to a King that will come to rule everything, but doesn’t last long. Of course, there is a lot more to that, but if you read both, you will probably understand.

I have spent a lot of today hunting receipts, one especially, to go with a cancelled check to send to Guidepost. I got the whole thing together and it is ready to mail back to them along with a request to cancel my account. they do this every three or four months, sending a letter that I haven’t paid an invoice for a book. I have to go through the file, then find the cancelled check on line, and copy both and mail it back, to prove that it has been paid. This time it was an invoice from September. The proof is ready to send back along with a note to please cancel my account and do not send me anything else. I did mention that I was tired of having to prove to them that whatever invoice they are seeking payment for has been paid. I am so thankful that I keep records and receipts, dated and check #, as well as when I write a check the account # plus the name of the book is on the check. It sure has come in handy these past two years.

Wah’s Handy Hints: ” A supply of pipe cleaners kept near the sink will be handy for cleaning spouts of coffee and tea pots. They are also good for cleaning the narrow of a percolator.”

Have a great rest of your Hump day. Make it a productive, pleasant, healthy, cheerful and fun day.

Blessings