Mardi Gras Day 2

Thick sweat pants, sweatshirt and thick socks are laid out on the bed for me to wear today. Socks? Yeah, it's THAT cold here. I peeked out the door; a cold air wafted in and wrapped around my ankles and legs that my floor length gown didn't conceal. Frost can be seen on the roofs, cars and lawns lit up by the two streetlights that attempt to hold back the darkness and right now those lights are winning aided by daybreak peeping it's head up to toss back the night. The coffee is ready and I'm balancing a cup of it while surfing through the channels for early morning news. Too sad about the Olympic Luger that lost his life on a trail run yesterday. I can't remember ever hearing of an Olympic contender that was killed before this one can you?

Two days ago I stirred up a big pot of Gumbo and today a pot of chili is simmering on the stove. I share these soups with the daughter and her family. If I didn't share, I would be eating them for a month so I portion out a few bowls for myself and send the remainder along to the daughter.

Today is Youngsville's Mardi Gras parade. This is the only parade I visited last year. Today I'll find something to do that is not as cold as standing curbside to catch beads and baubles. I still have a bag full from last year but the beads aren't the reason I go. The streets are lined with people that set up a camp spot the day before the parade and will arrive early today to spend the entire day along the road with their sofas on open trailers,their BBQ grills and food tables ready for their family and friends to appear throughout the day to party with them.

Today might be another good movie day. I haven't decided on where I will be today but home is not an option.

Snow bound, Not quite!

With a cup of coffee gripped tightly in my left hand, I reached for the front door knob and swung open the front door for my first look at the day. It's 7:30 AM and for a change I slept through the night without tossing and turning and waking too often and standing in the open front door I viewed a sky full of white fluffy flakes of snow. It was beautiful. I watched for a while as it coated the roofs of the neighboring house and a few flakes gathered on the longer shoots of grass that had browned from the winter weather. I made another trip to the coffee pot to refill my cup and return to the door to watch again but in the short space of time it took me to refill my cup and get back to my viewing the flakes had shrunk in size and were but mere little pinpoints of white. Soon even that stopped, the snow on the rooftops turned to water with the rising temperatures and all the flakes on the grass disappeared too and it was over. That's it. Our snow for the season and it was over much too soon.

Today was Carrie's day to visit her grandother in Lydia so I helped her get her hair brushed and her coat on and snapped into her car seat for the ride to the meeting place to place her in the care of that grandmother. That done, I returned home and I don't plan on any more trips outside the house today. I'm going to do some interior organizing. That's my exciting day. Hope your's is a bit more lively then this one!

Thursday Chill

The rain has started falling and it's very close to being sleet. I can hear it pinging off the concrete and the shrubbery by the house. I'm watching closely for any signs of huge fluffy snow flakes at which time I will pick up the phone and call everyone I know that is sleeping in to scream in their ears "It's snowin..it's snowin".

My camera will be charged up and ready to get some pictures; I'll walk around in it for a while until it melts. That's my plans for today. How about you? If you are in the northern part of the USA you are probably shaking your head and sighing at my silliness and wishing all your snow this way. I figure it this way. If we have to have freezing temps we might as well have some pretty white ground to go with it and since I don't have to drive anywhere today, what's the harm?

I've been watching the talk shows that are having the Saints players parade through and accepting the accolades for their Super Bowl win. Good for em.

It's time to shower and dress in something warm. I've already worn the two articles of clothing that I own that are winter wear. If this keeps up I might have to invest in some winter clothes. Now where are those socks?

You Gotta Be Kiddin

Snow in Louisiana tomorrow? The next big event will be hell freezin over. I know that's when a lot of people were saying the Saints would win a Super Bowl. I'm now waiting for the 3 events that happens in the belief that things happen in threes'.

I'm watching the news this morning while sitting here in the living room with a cup of steaming creamed coffee sitting to the right of my laptop. Did I mention I have a lightweight blanket across my lap as I sit here because the temperature is 32 degrees! I can see the sun filtering through the leafless trees and speaking of trees, the maple in the front yard is starting to bud again. If not for the temperatures it would feel as though spring was pushing it's way into southern Louisiana. I even planted a few flowers in the planters lined up across the front porch.

Carrie visited yesterday and entertained us for a few hours. She was happy to be here and I was happy to have her. It had been 4 days since I had seen her and it felt like months that she had been away.

On another note, maybe saving the American Auto Industry was not such a bad idea after all. Since Toyota and Honda are now involved in a major recall, having other options of ownership might be necessary. What happened with those brands? Did they get too relaxed in their ratings for dependability and back off of testing their products? Class action lawyers will jump on the opportunity to gather clients for a lawsuit. I can remember when the airwaves weren't allowed to carry commercials for lawyers and their appeals to people to call them. The lawyers used to do it the old way; that's why they were called ambulance chasers.

It's almost noon and I still haven't managed to step into the shower but that's next on my list of things to do as soon as I get done with this sentence.

Done!