How can it be February already, we just got through eating all the leftover Christmas turkey last week! I did not know you could fix, or should I say re-fix, turkey in so many different ways. Although, the turkey milk shakes are stretching it just a mite….We’re glad to have you back with us at the onset of this New Year 2011. January has flown by at our house even with being cooped up inside some of the time with all the cold weather and snow. And, be forewarned, we may still be in for some of the real cold stuff here before February is gone.
We have some of our coldest days and often snow or ice (heaven forbid) during this month. But, as I get to thinking about it, there is little we can do to change the weather, be it pleasant or downright nasty. You have permission to go ahead and enjoy whatever comes.
We have a very steep driveway to our house and people are always asking me how we get in and out when it snows or when a freezing rain comes.
My stock answer is, "Getting out is no problem at all, just point the car down the hill and let ‘er go. Now coming back up is a totally different story."
Peggy and I have laid in a stash of hot chocolate mix, and we have cases of soup that can be heated on the fireplace in the event of an ice storm. A good friend has provided us with ample firewood for the fireplace, but I might need to check on the coal oil for the lamps. I have tried and tried to find the electric outlet on those coal oil lamps to plug in the TV, but I suppose ours are just too old, they don’t have that plug anywhere.
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