"I feel good, I feel great, I feel wonderful!"

I am sitting here watching "What about Bob?". I have seen it MANY times but it still cracks me up! This week has been my I feel good, I feel great, I feel wonderful week. Not only does the calender say it is spring but the weather has decided to follow. We did not break the snow record (which I guess technically there is still time) but I am fine with that considering the change in the weather (sorry weatherman). It has rained like crazy but it has been warm. It has been so warm that I was able to drive home the last 2 nights with my windows down. This is a "wonderful" event for 2 reasons. Not only does that mean that it has been warm but my car is fixed. The drivers side window has not worked for months. This may seem like it is not a big deal but think of how often you roll down your window....the bank, fast food, talk to someone, etc. They also fixed the back window that someone felt the need to break out.

I was sick with a head cold on my day off but I decided that I had to do something. On top of being sick and a little weak I think I must have also had some gunk in my brain because I decided to lug boxes of books up from the basement and sort through them. While going through the books I found my old high school Physics book. That next year they were getting new ones and told us we could keep them. I loved Physics so I kept it. It still had the paper bag cover on it with all my teenage scribbles. When I took that off to put it in the sell pile I saw something that stopped me dead in my tracks.Shelly Gale is one of my best friends. As you can see Shelly and I were not in high school at the same time. I knew of her because she was one of my friends sister, but I did not know her. We met again many years later and have since become friends. I know it is not an Earth shattering thing to find but it was surprising. It put a smile on my face.

At the beginning of this week one of the ladies at work and I went out to breakfast and went shopping. Sheri's birthday is the 2nd of Feb. and mine is the 14th. We wanted to go celebrate but things kept happening and we did not get to it until this week. There is a antique place on Ruby that has a bunch of metalwork outside the buildings, they are going out of business so everything was 1/2 off. They have everything from fencing, to sculptures. They once had about a 9 foot tall chicken. I wanted it so bad, I would have put it out in the front yard. Anyway I found a few things there that I could put to good use. My front steps have no rail on the side right by the door. I have been waiting for the day that I back off the edge and fall on the grass below. Knowing my luck even though it is only 3 steps high I would probably would have broke at least one bone. I loved this piece. I know it will not support any weight but at least if you step too far back it will touch you and warn you.

I also found a cool room divider that I am going to make into a faux headboard for the guest room. I got and incredible price on it and loved it. Of course it has birdies on it.

Now that the cold has gone away, the rain is washing the allergens out of the air, and I have dealt with the the car and books....I feel good, I feel great, I feel wonderful.

The good, the bad, and the silly

The Good........

Last night one of my favorite restaurants (The Melting Pot) was having their 1 year anniversary and had a buy one get one free meal deal. I forgot to take pictures until the end of the meal. It is a 4 course meal. The first course is cheese fondue, we got fiesta cheese fondue. The second is a salad. The third is a raw meat tray with veggies. You cook them in a broth. The final course is CHOCOLATE. I got pictures of the remnants.

That is chocolate mixed with peanut butter...yummy! I went with some of the ladies from work.

Cindy and her daughter Alexus,

Linda and I, and my stain. Crazy I know but I could not feed myself to save my life. There was no real way to cover it so you might as well acknowledge it.

The Bad.....

I woke up this morning to.........................

SNOW!!!!!!

In case there is any question left, I really do hate snow. Especially on my day off. I blame the snow on the weather man that I watch. He seems really focused on beating the record set in the winter of 1949-50. I don't know if that will make him a better weather man, get a bigger paycheck, or if he is just a nut. Last I heard we were 9.5 inches from the record. Thankfully the measurements are taken out at the airport and they seem to get more snow than I do up here. Hopefully this gets him closer to his goal and we can be done with it. Last night when I got home (before the snow) there was almost no snow left in my back yard.....not so much anymore.

And The Silly.....

I just had to put this in here because sometimes a nutty bird helps you forget the stupid snow.

Mom brought Nigel a big paper tube that he loves to chew on. I guess it is easier to turn it on its side and stick your head through it because that is the only way he will play with it.

SPRING, is that you??

Not much has changed, but as I was walking back in from taking out the trash and something caught my eye and perked up my spirit.............

THE CROCUS ARE HERE!!!!!!!!!!!