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Brrrrrrrrrrrr it is another cold day and I think that tomorrow is continue the same. I will be grateful when it warms up.

95 yr young adults drive me crazy. she goes out to sweep the side walk and get the paper with her red slippers on.  This is just another of her stunts. I can name seniors that use much better judgement. At one time  she said  no meals on wheels for me but here neighbor is bringing her one from time to time and now she is saying they are good.

Marilyn good to see you again  pets are so special for sure.
Janet , Larry, Carol, Ruth Ann, Jeanne Lee, John & Judy Hello.

Bebe is doing well after her surgery the two stitches she has will dissolve. Of course she is 13 yrs old now so she is getting slower getting up from a laying position and wants to go out in the middle of the night. I take her out before she goes to bed but she still wants out between 12-2 am. I have to get up and go out with her, she wandered off the other night and I found her in the front yard. So now I take her to the front instead of letting her out back.

I don't even want to talk about the weather!  Ruth Ann, you were concerned about going down to 8 degrees?  Well, it got all the way UP to 10 here yesterday!     And it looks like another week or 10 days at least of the same.  sigh! 

But I praise God for a furnace that's working and lovely warm blankets to snuggle into - and then I think of all the poor homeless people who don't have my blessings.  The towns around here have instituted what they call "Code Blue", a program of getting people off the street and into special temporary shelters.

We are up to 14F.....and it is snowing......Can't keep heat up...... ugggg

John is in country, this is good as we can talk more regularly.  Thing that is a problem in the US is that the phone companies have removed the toll phones, assuming everyone uses their cell phones.  John has a cell however to text him or to call home costs as much as the monthly bill.  We get roming charges for texting plus the additional charge of 75 cents per text and the calling charges are just as outrages..  As a result he turns off his phone at the border.  I have a different way of contacting him in an emergency, I can call his company and they relay a satellite message to him.

I have finished Mariah's hat, She is my great grand daughter. Now I am working on matching mittens.  I have all the knitted items to wash and pack up for Melaura's clan.  Hopefully we will see them this weekend.

Have a great day folks.

Hi everyone.  Not much to write about today.  We had our coldest night of the winter as it went down to 11 degrees last night but won't be a cold tonight.  I went to coffee this morning  but have stayed home the rest of the day just working on some projects at my desk. 

Ruth, it sounds like the 95 year old is suffering from some dementia as these are certainly not sound judgments. 

Marilyn, I don't envy you in having to go outside with Bebe at that time of night. 

Jeanne, I can't imagine having to live on the streets anytime but especially in such cold weather.  My friend, who works at one of the local food banks, said they had a 65 year old homeless woman come in last week and she is living in a cardboard box.  I am also very grateful for a good furnace and warm covers. 

Judy,  those phone charges for calls in the US are really unreasonable.  Does he have a smart phone or portable computer or tablet that he could use in truckstops to have access to wi-fi?  You can use Skype anywhere from one computer to another and there are also free texting apps for smart phones and computers.

You can also use Skype on smart phone, and can Skype to a land line as well. So P Bubble in Israel Skypes to landlines all the time. My friend's son didn't have service on his smart phone but used it to Skype with his girlfriend. My smartphone also has wifi. But I have never used it .

To skype he needs an internet link up.....they are unavailable.  To skype on his blackberry means using data and that costs as well as the roming charges.  We manage without him calling, if there is a toll phone he can call without charge, so that is what we use when one is available.

We have heavy winds from the west coming at us tonight.  I have not been able to keep the house warm.  These old farmhouses have more air leaks than a sieve!

John is in country, heading north.  With the weather we are having he stopped about 3 hours from home to sleep and wait for daylight.  Then he has to switch trailers and we will meet up in town tomorrow after lunch.

Night all!

Hi everyone.  It has warmed up today but suppose to be cold again tonight.  We didn't see the sun today.  I went to coffee this morning and then have just stayed home and worked in my office on a big project I am just about to complete.  Pat went to a ladies luncheon at church at noon.  Several of the ladies bring in their own china and crystal and decorate a table.  It must be similar to the luncheons Etta Sue used to attend and posted pictures of the tables.  This morning I went to leave for coffee and pushed the garage door opener button, got in the car, started it and as I started to very slowly back out I saw my garage door hadn't gone all the way up and I heard the noise of the bumper hitting the garage door.  Fortunately I had my foot on the brake and was able to pull forward.  Checked and hadn't damaged either the car or the garage door.  I put it back down and took the other car.  At coffee one of the men, who has had a similar problem, told me to hold the wall button down and it should open all the way.  I came home and tested it and it worked.  I plan on having the garage doors serviced and new springs installed shortly but this should allow me to get the door all the way open. 

Marilyn, unless they have changed,  if you Skype to a landline you have to pay for that service.  That is what Stacey used for several years and we also paid another fee so she would have a phone number and could be called by any phone. 

Judy, won't the Blackberry connect to the free Internet services at truck stops?  I can certainly understand why you wouldn't want to pay roaming charges.  I remember our old farm house wasn't well insulated either and the rooms away from the stove were always cold.  Is John headed back out tomorrow?

So sorry to hear all the cold weather is affecting so many things.  Garage doors can be so iffy at times.  I feel bad telling you that I was able to swim in a warm pool in Yuma, AZ yesterday afternoon before we had our meal.     Wish you all could have enjoyed the soothing therapy of warm water.  We slept on my cousin's bed while they tried their sofa - I guess it was awful and they are going to sell it and buy another kind as they will be having children coming for a visit too.  Drove back to the area here that is east of the big city of Phoenix and immediately had a headache from the air pollution nearing the city - no rain for so many days. 

Our tags arrived for our license plates on the car - super duper!  Now we don't have to worry about somthing that would cause us to be pulled over by the police.  Church tomorrow - our two day visit out of town went so fast and soon the church will be setting up the charter  and we can sign to be members in February.  Lots to do.  I asked an old grade school classmate for lunch on Tuesday and do hope it turns out well - I don't know him at all but we will do our best to have them over for a visit.

I hope all of you who use propane will have enough to heat your homes - it looks like the price doubled.  Hope all of you are staying warm. 

Hi All. Well home again till Tues morning. Will be leaving about 5am Tues morning to take a load down to Barrie about 3 hours south of us and after that don't know yet. Last week was a somewhat trying week with the weather. Had to detour around a multiple vehicle crash in Indiana that had multiple deaths due to lake effect snow. Then pretty much had snow all the way home for about 700 or so miles. Think I have had enough for this week. Been a harsh winter this year. Just wish the arctic would take its weather back up there. They can have it as far as Im concerned. But God was faithful this week in keeping me safe and that I need to be thankful for. That is also of great comfort to me as I travel in bad weather and other situations that come up on the road. That He is in control. I always say He is the pilot and Im the copilot along for the ride. Anyway calling it a day good night all . Blessing to you all.

Not going to church today.  There is a flu going around and I think it has caught up to me.  Taking it a bit easier, praying I am wrong.

Larry I posted a video in your Facebook timeline.  I think you will enjoy it.  Make sure you have your sound on!

Have a great day folks.

And we've finished another week.  How fast they seem to fly by!  So now it's time to move to our new place:  HERE