they say it’s a record

It snowed! (and snowed and snowed and snowed)  They said we were going to get between 1 and 3 inches.  They kinda goofed up a little bit.  It snowed for 24 hours straight. I don’t think I can remember a time it’s ever done that here.   Oh yeah… officially we got about 12 inches.  Wow. Just wow. 

One time when I was a kid we had lots of snow and my parents wanted me to go get the paper and bring it in, so I put on my dad’s cowboy boots and shuffled out there only to get snow down my leg from the top of the boots. That’s about the most I can ever remember us getting. At one point the weather men were discussing what I think was that event and then saying we were going to pass it up. So I guess we did.  12 inches!

We didn’t play in it because we’re all sick now.  Lovely, I know.  But we’ve all enjoyed looking out the windows at it.  And I even stepped outside yesterday and this morning to snap some pix of it.  So enjoy. 

This was pretty early on.  Love the white in the trees.

This is out the kitchen window. It pretty much covered the bush.

I took a measuring stick out at some point yesterday afternoon and we were measuring 6. It continued to snow for another 12 hours after that.

My pretty magnolia tree weighed down with snow.

The swing set with snow all over it. Notice the branches weighed down above it.  There are lots of people without power today because of trees giving from the weight of the snow and snapping power lines.  We had a flicker last night, but we never lost power.  There are also reports of roof collapses and carports caving in. Thankfully we are all snug as a bug in a rug.

How’d you like to sit your booty on that?!  I certainly wouldn’t now, but I remember doing crazy things like that when I played in the snow as a kid.

More trees… heavier this morning.

 

Looking out the window, there is constant snow falling. It looks like it’s still snowing, but it’s actually snow falling out of the limbs. Sometimes a big ole chunk will fall. I wouldn’t want to be standing under that!

More bushes covered.

It’s is a good bit up the fence there too. 

This has been a very typical El Nino winter.. very wet and more snow/ice than usual. It’s pretty and we’ve loved looking at it.  But a part of me longs for spring and warmer weather.  Thankfully this is Texas and it’s supposed to be 50 tomorrow!

some sniffy randomness

 

Since I’m still feeling cruddy and sniffy, I’m enjoying the random this week.  All I have to do is play along.  So here we go…

1. Are you pleasant when you're ill, or are you a grumpy, fussy patient?  I’m kind of fussy and whiney.

2. When you find out that school is canceled (due to inclement weather) what is your gut reaction? Woot! We can all stay in!

3. What is one domestic skill you wish you could improve? Sewing.  I can sew, but nothing fancy. I would love to learn how to quilt, but you really need better than average skills to do it.

4. Do you decorate your home for Valentine's Day? Nope.

5. What song is on your mind today?  Nothing.  I haven’t listened to any music this past week, since I’ve been under the weather with the creeping crud. 

6. Do you prefer contemporary movies or classic? Contemporary.

7. How well do you "compartmentalize" your feelings? For example, how well can you put aside a really trying moment to deal with the immediate situation which is not related to the trying moment, e.g., putting aside a tiff with your spouse in order to finish wallpapering a room.   Pretty well.  Had to learn to live that way when our son was ill. 

8. What is the first thing that attracted you to your spouse? (Or if you're single, to your best friend.)  He was really nice. And soft spoken.  And funny. And cute. Oh wait.. you said ‘first’.  Sorry.  : )  But all of those were ‘firsts’ since I knew him for a while before we dated. 

9. When was the last time your heart raced?  Pttth. I dunno.

10. What are your memories of Valentine's Day at school? I hated it.  The teachers always ‘made’ the kids put a valentine in every box but I never got one from everybody. I think about that now and think ‘who cares’, but that is big stuff to a little kid. I always thought the sentiments on them were stupid too.  Who really says that kind of stuff?

11. If you were going to receive candy for Valentine's Day, which would you prefer?  Reese’s Pieces.  I love them and I can eat them without getting sick. If it weren’t for milk problems, then chocolate, chocolate and more chocolate!

12. Red or pink?  PINK!  (duh) lol

This week’s questions were fun and easy.  So glad. Don’t think I would be up to answering any heavy stuff this week.  Go visit Linda at 2nd Cup to see who else played along.

my three buddies

These have been my constant buddies lately.

 

‘Cuz I ain’t been feelin’ so hot.

Actually I have bronchitis.  Have had it for a week and I’m slooooowly on the mend.

And if you’ll look there under the remote, there is a crease in the carpet.  Because I’ve been sleeping on the sofa bed.

‘Cuz I don’t want all the coughing and blowing to wake anybody up.

I was putting the sheets on the sofa bed for Miss Boo, though. Right when I was starting to ‘go down’ with my bronchitis, she was going to have FOUR teeth pulled.  Um..yeah. So I made the sofa bed for her, and then took it over after after that.

Leave it to the kitty to feel the need to get in on the action. Now you see her….

…now you don’t.

And yes, she crawled into the couch cavity.. right where her little nose is pointing in the first pic. 

I really have spent most of my time either laying on the couch or in the couch bed.  I’ve read some blogs off and on and commented a little here or there.  But nothing consistent. Sometimes I’ll think I want to comment but then my brain freezes over and I can’t think of a single thing to say.  DUH.

I’m thinking I may do ‘the random’ tomorrow, and then maybe by the end of the week I’ll feel more like myself.  So don’t be offended if I haven’t made the bloggy rounds.  The only rounds I’m making these days are between the couch, the kleenexes and the inhaler.

it’s dainty

I wear the same necklace every day.  I guess you could say I’m not much for accessorizing. Just throw on the same ole thing and be done with it.  I put it on and silently know why I own it.  Because Bub died.  But I don’t dwell on it heavily throughout the day. It’s just there. 

Until someone mentions it. I went to visit someone today that has commented on my necklace in the past, so it brought those thoughts to the forefront again, even though it wasn’t mentioned today.

I love my little necklace.  It’s dainty.  That’s what my jeweler calls everything I have. Dainty. I’m built small. When I was picking out my wedding ring with him, he called it dainty too.  My finger is a children’s size. (I can still wear a ring I was given by my grandmother when I was probably 9 or 10 and I haven’t had to resize it. I wear it on my right ring finger every day.)

So anyway… the necklace. It reminded me of something today. 

Over the Christmas holiday, we did a lot of house cleaning. We were all home and none of us were overly tired from working and school, so we got a lot done. And that was good.  But one of the things we did was re-arrange ‘the closet’.. Bub’s closet/office closet.  Every few years we go through and straighten up and throw out etc.

And I found one of Bub’s favorite books! The butterfly book. It wasn’t called that, but that’s what HE called it.

Yes, his favorite book came to us already well loved. But that’s ok.  Every time we read the book, we had to stop so he could look at the butterflies.   

His favorite was the green one in the center left area. We always had to stop so he could admire all of them.. but especially the green one.

It was easy to decide what to have made in memory of him.

There is another post that tells more of the story of my necklace here.

It’s the Randomness that get’s you

1. How good are you at delaying gratification?  It depends on what I’m waiting for.  It is hard to wait on things sometimes.

 
2. Maybe a marshmallow wouldn't be too difficult a temptation for you. What food (or anything else) would be most tempting?  (there was a video with the preview of these questions of a kid left in a room with a marshmallow and told to leave it be etc.. very Candid Camera) I think a marshmallow would be hard. That’s one of my favorite junk foods, but I seldom eat them. Actually I like marshmallow cream much better.

 
3. On a scale of 1-10 (10 being saintly) how patient are you?  Probably a 5.

4. Have you ever waited for something in life only to be disappointed upon realization of the goal/object/etc.?  Often that is the case with our desires.  We get it and think ‘oh’. Sometimes big things don’t seem like as big of a deal when we finally get/purchase etc them.

 
5. Are you a person who takes shortcuts?  I try not to, because they seldom lead where you want them to.

6. Which line is hardest to wait in? the express lane

7. Did you wait to discover the gender of your unborn child until its birth?  no.

8. Are you more patient with children or the elderly?  about the same

9. Did you ever sneak a peek at a present? Yes I did. And it ruined Christmas for me. I had to ‘fake’ being surprised about a really  nice stereo. Not cool.

10. What is the longest you've ever waited for anything? Gosh I don’t know… Waited two years after we married to buy a house. I worked and we saved that money so we could use it for the down payment. That seemed like a very long wait, since I wasn’t very fond of living in an apartment.

 
11. Who has more patience, you or your significant other? DEFINITELY my significant other. I am always amazed at how patient he is with evvverything.

  
12. Which of the following songs about waiting is your pick for the best? (OK, you may substitute another, if you like.)
A) Anticipation by Carly Simon
B) The Waiting by Tom Petty
C) Right Here Waiting for You by Richard Marx
D) Wait for Me by Rebecca St. James

The only one I’ve ever heard is “A” and I think that was on a ketchup commercial, so I guess I’ll go with that.

For more of the random, check out 2nd Cup this week! : )

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the breakup

I used to really like you.

Sometimes you were a pain in the neck, but you never let me down.

But… *choking back fake tears*… I’ve found someone else.

He doesn’t take up as much of my time. And I don’t have to go hunting for him every time I need him.  

He’s always right there.  Some might say he’s a little bit in the way… but I like to think he just wants to be ready to help out. 

You and your friend Downy are my new BFF’s. 

not fun and fun

I feel like I literally have nothing to say right now.  Life is nuts. I returned my washer and dryer.  Looong story involving how strangely products are made these days.  An example…my washing machine that had a ‘normal’ cycle, a ‘casual’ cycle and a ‘delicate’ cycle.  And the only difference in the three is how long the machine agitates. NOT how hard or gently it does it.  I looked inside my machine while it was working and knew it would tear up anything truly ‘delicate’, so I send them both back.  My dryer door made such a shrill sound when I opened or closed it, I had to wear ear protection to keep from getting a headache, which I’m prone to with very loud noises. I could go on and on….! *sigh* I also wasn’t thrilled with some things that were done in the whole process.  There isn’t a point in going into it so I’ll just say…

… tomorrow I’m getting a new pair from a different store.  The lady that waited on me there was actually knowledgeable about the machines and could answer any question I had, rather than saying ummm a lot and reading the same little card above the appliance that I can read for myself.  Hoping the saga ends tomorrow.  You. Have. No. Idea. how NOT FUN this has been!

***awkward non-existent segway segue way segue***

I’m working on pix for our Disney trip. I’ve been looking forward to scrapbooking them since we took our trip. I used the blog (under the travel label) to remind myself of what we did on what day and even remembered some things I had forgotten.  I think it will be fun. I was given some pre-made pages (add your own pix) in a Disney theme that are 8 by 8. I’ve never scrapbooked on pages smaller than 12 by 12. And the photos can seem huge. So! *squeal* Somebody told me that at Sams Club you can print out wallet sized prints… and with some fancy maneuvering of the photos on the screen there in the store, you only have to print one of each pic. So you get two photos on one 3.5 by 6 piece of photo paper. There is a small piece to slice off at the bottom and they have to be cut apart, of course. But they will be very cute in my little book.  I’m hoping to find pix of some of the things I didn’t get pictures of and have those printed to fill in a couple of gaps of attractions we don’t want to forget!  I think it will be a FUN little project.