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Here Today, Gone Tomorrow

Plans change quickly around here. The snow came and went and with it…it took most of our plans right out the door.

We had to cancel our plans to go to the circus, then the karate banquet was canceled.

However, our plans to celebrate Erin’s birthday are still in tact.

I missed Erin’s birthday due to being out of town so we decided to celebrate this weekend instead. I was afraid hat we might have to postpone again due to the snow but as the day went on the snow quickly melted away. It was pretty while it lasted though.

The weather forecast says that we are in for another snow storm on Monday. If it keeps this up we are not going to be needing an eye wrinkle treatment due to the cold tightening our skin in un-natural ways. This has been the craziest of winters for us. Very cold temperatures wreaking havoc on our heating bill in an otherwise mild climate. And the uncanny dampness that we have been having has destroyed our driveway along with almost everyone else’s I know.

What is your weather like? I would be more than happy to send you ours.

Riding The Heat Wave!

Wow, it got above freezing today! Actually it got into the mid to upper 40’s today. It felt like we were at some ritzy Myrtle Beach Hotel laying on the beach! The sun was out, birds were singing, there was even a woodpecker hammering away somewhere in the woods. I never did see him but I could definitely heat him. AND….

…I left my house. I haven’t been off the hill in a week. I have holed up and hibernated through this unusually frigid weather and let everyone else go where ever needed going. Now, if they had said lets go grab some Myrtle Beach Accommodations, I might have left the house but I doubt it because from what I hear it was just as cold there as it was here.

I wonder if it snowed on the beach. Hmmm, I might have to look into that. Snow covered sand. That would be an interesting concept I suppose.

“Hey Suzy, how was your  Myrtle Beach Accommodation? What did you wear while on vacation?”

“Oh, it was beautiful and I wore my snowsuit while on the beach”

Yep, interesting indeed.

I need a vacation!

The Joy

I have a love hate relationship with our DVR. I love being able to record shows and watch them later. I love being able to skip through all the commercials and turning an hour show into a 30 minute show. I love being able to rewind the show to hear what I missed because a kid was screaming “MOM” at the top of their lungs over some travesty that has taken place between siblings. I love that you can now move and take your Direct TV with you where ever you go. Because I am seriously thinking of moving to the southern most tip of Florida. It hasn’t been above freezing here in over a week. Seriously folks…I am usually not one to complain much about the weather, well except when it is 100 degrees with air so humid you can’t think straight. But all of this arctic air is driving me stir crazy. So, as I was catching up on the 500 shows that I have recorded and am WAY behind on I saw the commercial where you can pack up and move Direct TV in Florida or wherever else you want to move to. And it was such a tempting thought.Except I would hate having sand in my every nook and cranny 24/7.  And it is flat. And crowded.

Now, I feel guilty because I have like 500 TV shows recorded. Most of which I think that I really want to watch and then never find the time for. So I look at all these shows and feel guilty that I have given Nelsons a false reading as I dit delete instead of play. Ahhh, the ups and downs of DVR. I love Technology. I love Directv. Because without it, I would have no TV. Remember, I live in the GA Mountains. Where it is freezing…literally. And where I still have snow from almost a week ago. That my friends is unheard of in this neck of the woods!

The Big Snow

First, let me tell you who the winner of the Nestle Giveaway was: #351 Betty Curran! Congrats. Check your e-mail for verification.

We got snow Thursday evening. It was so pretty and it shut our whole county down on Friday. I am still not sure if I will be able to get out of my driveway today or not but Susan is supposed to come over so I will let her be the tester outter. She has a big old 4-wheel drive so if she slides and gets stuck she will have better luck at getting out…and I can take pictures and tell you all about it all the while taunting her on the internet as well as in person. I am such a good friend. SO good that maybe she will want to take me to stay in a Myrtle Beach Hotel. Oh wait, it is cold there now too!

With the snow came some very cold weather. Cold weather that has stayed. Normally, we get MILD cold weather. It will occasionally get below freezing but not often and certainly not for weeks on end. It was 9 degrees on my porch last night. NINE. It isn’t even going to get ABOVE freezing for a few more days…something that we normally don’t go BELOW. I know that this is petty to you people that live up North and are used to the really cold temperatures and the snow but see, there is something that you are missing here. In the South, the stores don’t sell really big, really heavy coats that will keep you warm. Nooo, instead they sell stuff like bikinis. Stuff you would wear when going to an  Oceanfront Myrtle Beach Hotel in the middle of the winter where it would normally still be around 60 degrees…but this isn’t normal!

So, I am dreaming of visiting Oceanfront Myrtle Beach Hotels. I can’t help it. I usually love the cold weather, it is typically a welcome break from the smoltering heat that we face in the summer but this year it has been a little extreme. Ok, not a little…A LOT. I want to feel just a little sunshine on my face and to be able to get up my driveway. Till then, I will share my favorite picture I have taken in the snow:

I have no idea why this is my favorite, but it is. Normally I am not a good photographer at all, but this one I thought turned out perfect and it was all a mistake. Guess that is what makes it so good!

Oh The Weather Outside is Frightful!

Here in the South it isn’t supposed to be this cold. And when I say it is cold…it is COLD! It has been in the low teens for several nights in a row now, never getting above freezing during the day. Yesterday we got a few snow flurries but not enough to lay. When you walk outside that COLD arctic air hits you in the face and chills ya to the bone. When I have to go out for something and then come back in my glasses even fog over. I am hating having to take the dogs out to go potty!  It is enough to make you want one of these to put on the porch:

Isn’t that cute! We have a fire pit where we have bon fires and such but ohhh, an outdoor fireplace for the porch would be so nice! What is your weather like? It seems like the winters here over the last couple of years have just gotten crazy!

Goodness Gracious

That is such a favorite saying in these parts. And I have heard it about 100 times at the local store here in Hick Town this morning. “Goodness Gracious, this weather sure feels nice.” , “Goodness Gracious, aren’t you just loving this cool weather this morning?” , etc. It was 58 degrees here this morning, and it is taking its time inching up the thermometer today…which is fine by me. I love the cool weather, fall and winter are welcomed and embraced by me. I like all of the seasons but fall and winter are definitely my favorites. I hope you got a little bit of a break from the oppresive heat like we did, if not…I will at least think of you while I enjoy mine