Superior Living

Friday night we went to the bar down the street for supper.  Didn’t have the Friday night fish fry, mainly because it’s not very good.   Doesn’t compare to the fish we get at the bars up north.  Anyway, the place was busy and the only open seats were at the bar, so that’s were we sat.   Shortly after we ordered, an elderly gentleman came in and sat at the last empty stool next to us.   We  exchanged the usual small talk and then he gave us the these cards…one at a time.   He didn’t give Jim the last one, but  I cashed in on it before we left.  I thought they were very clever.  He said the second one was from a 100 year old card his dad had.   A very nice man, 83 years old and going through his first Christmas without his wife.   It was real easy giving him a big ol’ hug.

Saturday Elves Jim & Cindy did their annual Christmas cookie deliveries which involved a trip to the Dells.  It was a nice way to spend a dark day in December.  

Sorrry, I don’t have much to write about these days, so here’s some more silliness.

This was the last page in the December issue of Readers Digest.

Yes we did…anywhere from 14-18 inches of the white stuff.  Like much of the country, winter hit us hard and fast.  We’re relearning how to drive on snowy, slippery roads and walk on icy sidewalks and parking lots.  Most of the sidewalks in our neighborhood have been snow blowed or shoveled but in many places, there’s still a thin layer of ice under a thin layer of snow.  Anyway, here’s a picture from the day after the big snow.

It was really an amazing snow storm.  Snow was piled on everything.  Here’s the bird feeder before it broke…not sure if it was the weight of the snow that caused it to snap or if it was just it’s time to break.

This is what it looked like when I got up on Wednesday morning.  When I went to bed there was only a couple inches on the ground.  There’s about a foot of snow in this picture.   Those are Molly’s tracks out there.  Snow doesn’t bother her one bit!

Today I saw a Suburban driving down our street and it looked like it had a mattress on top of it, but it was just snow.  And all this snow, followed by sub-zero temperatures created a major mess with the streets in town.  Hopefully this weekend the temps will get warm enough for salt to melt the frozen layer on most all streets.  

Besides messing with all this snow, I’ve been baking Christmas cookies, got my teeth cleaned, had lunch with an old friend and basically been enjoying being at home again.   One of these days, I may even put up the Christmas tree and a few other decorations.  I think it’s a sure bet we’ll be having a white Christmas this year.