Warmer Weather Coming!!!!!

High of about 52 today - perfect for trimming the shrubs.

The weather lady says this will be our last night of sub-zero temps.

Yaaaaaay!

Deep Freeze!

Missy has decided she really doesn't like the cold.....

she likes to nap on registers....

and she really likes to nap on a rug in front of the wood stove!  Not to worry Missy, mom & dad will take you somewhere warm for the winter.

So off we go - but when will the frigid temps end???

When we stop for the night, the girls usually spend the night in the truck,

too cold this year, they spent the night in the motel.

We got up yesterday morning and continued south...

this was Tennessee...

and this was Alabama.....

well, you get the picture.

So we get to our house -

our drafty old house

that does not have an ounce of insulation

But much to Mimi's relief -

we do have an electric blanket!!!!

Making Progress???

I have finally gotten most of the trees down.  I still have to get all the decorations organized and put away.  The big tree is still up minus decorations.  I think this tree looks so pretty....maybe I could just leave ALL the trees up - with the lights and just add decorations in December....yep, that would be a great plan, except we are planning on spending Christmas in GA next year.  So I guess I will have to pack everything away after all!!!  (Much to Robert's relief) 

Snow

Today was a beautiful snowy morning. 

Even the weeds were beautiful.....

I wandered around the yard

as the sun was coming up

snapping photos

and with me was my "bestest buddy"

Toe-Toes.

Last week she was so sick,

 I thought we were going to lose her.

 I am sooo happy she is back to being

my little shadow!

Check Off Another One...

Laundry room finished!!  Yellow paint that was toooo bright for a bedroom works just fine here.  It is so darn cheery in fact, that I just love spending time in this room....well, ok that is a slight exageration ---but it does make me SMILE!

Princess Missy

Today Missy went to the beauty shop....a little primping after she got back home....and she was once again BEAUTIFUL!!

Lovin' This Weather!

Only 18 degrees here this morning!!!  It seems we always get a mention on the local weather because we are the coldest in the area ..... but the sun was soon shining brightly - causing the steam to rise up from the pond -  and we are again heading for an unseasonably warm day.  Yaaaaay!!!!!!!!!

Just Bob - Playing With FIRE

This afternoon, Bob decided to do a little burning --- this always makes me a tad bit nervous, I imagine the field burning, the barn burning, etc. etc. Bob watched for awhile, then decided he would get out the skidsteer....just in case... Here he is posted in his "machine" and the fire is burning down nicely (and safely). WHEW!!!!!!