Good morning ladies,
We have been in a whirl wind this morning. We have freezing rain turning to snow coming in any time now. So we made a quick trip to Oregon to visit MIL. They were just getting ready to take her to her arthritis doctor, so we just got to say hi and hug her. They are supposed to call us when they get her back to the care center. We filled the car with gas. Then we came home got all the animals taken care of and any other outside chores done. Kevin filled the kerosene heater in case we lose power. I cleaned the glass globe on our oil/kerosene lamp and made sure it burned ok. We got the trash burned. I cleaned the litter box. Just anything we needed to get done in case we do get lots of ice and lose power.
I am charging all my electronic gadgets just in case. Wouldn't have internet if we lose power, but I could read on my Kindle and listen to the radio on my Zune or Sony mp3 player. I can also play solitaire offline on my pad. So I should be good to go.
Kevin looked where his old home used to be when we went by, but didn't make any comments, then started a completely off the wall conversation, so I know that was his way of protecting himself. When we came back by, he didn't even glance that way.
So far, Fern knows nothing and we are hoping to keep it that way.
I bought the local paper, next town over paper and St. Joe paper, so I have something to read in a bit. I imagine we will watch some Christmas movies this afternoon. We do have a small generator and a large one, plus an inverter if we need to use any of this. So we are hunkered down waiting on the winter storm. Radar looks like it is just on the south edge of St. Joe. We are 20 miles north of St. Joe, so probably won't get anything till afternoon. I am hoping we are far enough north to just get snow and no ice. I keep praying, no ice. I still remember the week we didn't have power in 2007 due to a horrible ice storm. It took years for our trees to recover to where they didn't look like they were in a hurricane.
Cathy, glad you and Earl got to eat out last night.
Cheryl, hope the laundry goes quick.
Heather, I feel for you. My Callie always leave hairballs right at my side of the bed, or worse in my slippers.
Janice, have a great day. Surviving 3 extra girls for a sleepover is a major accomplishment. LOL
You all stay safe and have a great day. If I disappear, you will know that we have lost power. I will check back later if I can. We have gone through this many times before, so know how to take care of ourselves. Please don't worry about us.
Blessings,
Winona